Analysis of Joy Or Sacrifice
There's nothing that you can not skew,
no research and no fact.
The consequences facing you are truth or sham impact.
There's no one that you can not woo,
no diva and no clown.
The consequences facing you are rebuff or thumbs-down.
There's nothing that you can not brew,
no trouble and no cheer.
The consequences facing you are care or cavalier.
There's no one that you can not sue,
no rival and no friend.
The consequences facing you are impasse or dead-end
There's nothing that you can not do,
no virtue and no vice.
The consequences facing you are joy or sacrifice.
Scheme | ABB ACC ADD AEE AFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111 101011 0100101111101 11111111 110011 0100101101111 11011111 110011 010010111101 11111111 110011 0100101101111 11011111 110011 010010111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 554 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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