Analysis of The Tradeoff
I was perfectly happy,
a singular chime
I was perfectly happy,
alone in my mind
I was perfectly happy,
my world underscored
I was perfectly happy,
my feelings secure
I was perfectly happy,
adrift in my world
I was perfectly happy,
no feeling’s unfurled
I was perfectly happy,
till one fateful day
Now misery haunts me
—in love I must stay
(West Philadelphia: June, 2018)
| Scheme | Ax Ax Ax Ax Ab Ab Ac ac x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110010 01001 1110010 01011 1110010 1101 1110010 11001 1110010 01011 1110010 11001 1110010 11101 110011 01111 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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