Analysis of Obesity Kills



Many graves are dug
with forks, spoons and knives.
Many overeat till they lose their lives.
Obesity kills
like dire suicide.
People often die of food glut inside.
Many graves are dug
with knives, forks and spoons.
Many overeat till they match balloons.
Obesity kills
like drug overdose.
People often die of food circa close.
Many graves are dug
with spoons, knives and forks.
Many overeat till they pop their corks.
Obesity kills
like substance abuse.
People often die of food overuse.


Scheme AbcDeeAffDggAhhDij
Poetic Form
Metre 10111 11101 101011111 01001 1110 1010111101 10111 11101 101011101 01001 1110 1010111101 10111 11101 101011111 01001 11001 101011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 468
Words 82
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 389
Words per stanza (avg) 82
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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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