Analysis of Bad Choices
I have seen you many times
You hide from me, just waiting to snare me
To consume me, in regret and pity.
I admit you have beaten down many times,
You have enjoyed your victories
You know I hate you and despise you,
You are an unworthy adversary but real.
When you play your games, I'm easy prey,
Although I have beaten you more than you me,
Your impact is horribly devastating to me.
It's not fair to hit so hard.
Sometimes I beg for mercy
You know you will not win,
You're part of me now.
I have discovered your weaknesses over time,
And will now fight you on your own terms.
I am fed up with you!
You have taught me many things.
I still have my courage to win.
Victory is mine in the end; I hate you.
Scheme | ABBACDEFBBGBHIJKDLHD |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1111101 1111110111 1011001010 10111101101 11011100 111110011 11101010011 111111101 1111011111 101110010011 1111111 0111110 111111 11111 110101100101 011111111 111111 1111101 11111011 10011001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 683 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 539 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 141 |
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