Analysis of Your Cheating Chart 1



Your cheating chart will make you stew
as you observe the things you do
At first you were monogamous;
it all began with simple trust
One day you saw across the way
a strange attraction on display
Flirtation came innocently
with notes and jokes that were friendly
And then you felt a hungry itch;
for just "this time" the conscience ditch
No one will know, no one will tell;
your sexuality fulfill
The stolen "goods" were wondrous sweet;
in your brief "detour" you're discreet
The "best sex ever," you're in love;
your erstwhile mate must get the shove
Secret affair you won't expose;
later find out everyone knows


Scheme AABCDDEEFFGHIIJJKK
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 11010111 11100100 11011101 11110101 01010101 01011000 11011010 01110101 11110101 11111111 1010001 01010101 01101101 01110101 1111101 10011101 1011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 596
Words 109
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 487
Words per stanza (avg) 108
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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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