Analysis of Is Anyone
Is anyone ever a total fraud,
—or totally sincere
Is anyone committed beyond mere space,
—to a notion fond and dear
Is anyone ever one hundred percent,
—with subtraction the rule of the day
Is anyone better than what they believe,
—or worse than a moments delay
Is anyone ever truly in charge,
—of that moment that slips through the hand
Is anyone willing to dance beyond hope,
—to a melody lost by the band
Is anyone chosen from those who are not,
—or entitled to what can’t be earned
Is anyone welcomed straight into the light,
—on a path where all others have turned
(Airplane-Las Vegas To Philadelphia: January, 2016)
Scheme | XA XA XB XB XC XC XD XD X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110100101 110001 1100100111 1010101 1101011001 101001101 1101011101 11101001 110101001 111011101 1101011011 101001101 1101011111 101011111 1101010101 101111011 111010100100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 623 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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