Analysis of Point Counterpoint
No mountain more imposing
than an idea
No gun more deadly
than intent
No cruelty more powerful
than love
No lie more convincing
—than the truth
(Las Vegas Nevada: January, 2020)
| Scheme | AX BX XX AX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010 11010 11110 101 1101100 11 111010 101 110010100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 171 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 28 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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