Analysis of Time
Time is telling us we have no time.
Not for anything important only lies.
When can we turn to what's inside?
Without time we're all lost without a sign.
Can we proceed to the next minute?
Is there time for the last breath nigh?
We're lost in the mess of telling it like it is.
What time do you think it is right now?
Does it really matter at all what the clock says?
What if there was none at all?
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJ |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 111011111 1110010101 11111101 0111110101 110110110 11110111 110011101111 111111111 111010111011 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 388 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 304 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on August 20, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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