Analysis of The dilemma perpetually differs

Aashna Dhakan 2002 (India)



Some build bridges;
While others burn bridges.
Some build one and burn one.
The dilemma perpetually differs.

Building it is intriguing.
Some build it as a band-aid,
To heal the wound.
Some build it with love;
While others build it with money.

Some build it for their beloved
With flowers as rugs;
While others build it for their foe
With thorns as rugs.
The dilemma perpetually differs.

Burning it is thrilling.
Some burn to distance
Themselves from others.  
While others burn it to
Forget the past.

Some burn it for themselves,
While others burn it for others.
Some are forced to burn;
While others are ecstatic to burn.
The dilemma perpetually differs.


Scheme aaxB cxxxx xdxdB cxbxx xbeeB
Poetic Form
Metre 1110 110110 111011 00100100010 1011010 1111011 1101 11111 11011110 1111101 11011 11011111 1111 00100100010 101110 11110 01110 110111 0101 111101 11011110 11111 110101011 00100100010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 673
Words 138
Sentences 15
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted by Aashnadhakan00 on October 27, 2022

Modified on March 10, 2023

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