Analysis of Fireworks



World greetings for the New Year are explosive bursts of fire.
These spectacular displays express ignited desire.

"Leave bygones in their graves,
forget all that depraves,
set aside what enslaves,
surf on fresh ocean waves,
succeed in what outbraves."

And to goodness aspire.
Fireworks aim to inspire.

Flammable compositions shout directives to restock.
The past is death to bury, place the present on the clock.

"Time is now to carry,
hear god-mother fairy,
sing with the canary,
dismiss the contrary,
dwell on what is merry."

And avoid future shock.
Fireworks terror can mock.


Scheme AA BBBBB CC DD EEEEE DD
Poetic Form
Metre 110101110101110 101000101010010 11011 01111 10111 111101 01011 011001 11101 1000101010101 01111101010101 111110 111010 110010 010100 111110 001101 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 561
Words 95
Sentences 10
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 5, 2, 2, 5, 2
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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