Analysis of Therefore I Am



If all ancient philosophy
is a footnote to Plato

Then all modern thought
—is a tribute to Descartes

(Villanova University: January, 2020)


Scheme AX XX A
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11100100 101110 11101 1010101 0100100100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 135
Words 22
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 37
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 10, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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