Analysis of Hatred Is A Heavy Load



Hatred is a bitter taste, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is an angry haste, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is an awful waste.
Let it go.

Hatred is core decease, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a pain increase, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a thief of peace.
Let it go.

Hatred is a self defeat, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a prickly heat, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a missing beat.
Let it go.

Hatred is a heavy load, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a rocky road, let it go, let it go.
Hatred is a dark abode.
Let it go.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1010101111111 1011101111111 1011101 111 101101111111 1010101111111 1010111 111 1010101111111 1010101111111 1010101 111 1010101111111 1010101111111 1010101 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 510
Words 120
Sentences 16
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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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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