Analysis of Envy Is A Curse
Envy is a curse
with the darkest shadow
Its yearning left unsettled
in a greenish cast
Jealousy its evil twin
beyond veracity’s purview
Coveting the burning torches
—of all darkness past
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)
| Scheme | XX XA XX XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101 10101 1101010 00101 1001101 0111 101010 11101 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 228 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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Submitted on March 07, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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