Analysis of Relax



Relax with a smile
still to know all the great while
learn to walk that extra mile
hearken onto a song

to help you get along
far from home
like a dog without it's bone
learning to take control

To pay for this death toll


Scheme AAAB BXXC C
Poetic Form
Metre 01101 1111011 1111101 11001 111101 111 1010111 101101 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 211
Words 45
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 58
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted by hitalot on June 11, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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