Analysis of You Could Win And Still Lose
You could win on a Wall Street.
You could lose your claim.
You could win in a heart beat. You could lose your game.
You could win on a sham guise.
You could lose your grace.
You could win in a door prize. You could lose your face.
You could win on a brain trust.
You could lose your mind.
You could win in a grand lust. You could lose your find.
You could win on a sure thing.
You could lose your pluck.
You could win on a fond fling. You could lose your luck.
You could win on a good pose.
You could lose your bloom.
You could win by a bare nose. You could lose your boom.
You could win on a wind flute.
You could lose your fife.
You could win on a law suit. You could lose your life.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011 11111 111001111111 1111011 11111 111001111111 1111011 11111 111001111111 1111011 11111 111101111111 1111011 11111 111101111111 1111011 11111 111101111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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