Considering Conciseness
Could I convey this tale to you
But manage saying less?
Would you absorb its full context,
Or hear laconic mess?
This fear of mine,
Though asinine,
Breeds my tedious address.
If I could share brief thoughts with you
Without causing you grief,
Your full receipt of substance
Would bring me much relief.
But I still doubt,
And so will spout
To you, my unabridged debrief.
About this poem
I tend to talk too much sometimes, or make a story last longer than it should. It just seems like every detail is necessary! Wish I knew how to change this tendency.
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Written on May 13, 2023
Submitted by Laurelmlee on June 19, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXBCCB ADXDEED |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 370 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
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