Analysis of Endlessly
How terrible is wisdom
If it brings no
Profit to the wise?
Who shall mutter
Their ambitions
In the endlessness
Of times?
Weeps and cries
In the darkness
Grasping
At the light,
Is there ever
An accomplished dream
Before the end
Of life.
| Scheme | XXABXAX AXXXBXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (73%) |
| Metre | 1100110 1111 10101 1110 1010 001 11 101 0010 10 101 1110 10101 0101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 223 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on June 03, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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