Analysis of Copy This

James Cole 1960 (memphis)



Of all the things to duplicate,
from people I choose to be like.
The bad acts do I imitate,
 doing what is clearly not right.

Starting today I'll be anew.
 Doing good is what I wish.
 Loving, kind, faithful and true.
 I focus now to Copy This.      


Scheme XXXX AXAX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011100 11011111 0111110 10111011 10011101 1011111 1011001 11011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 253
Words 57
Sentences 7
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

People who duplicates the actions of others.

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Written on October 27, 2022

Submitted by melbagilmore on October 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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James Cole

I was raised in Memphis with 8 years of military background. My hobbies are art, poetry, bowling and singing. more…

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