Analysis of College Graduation Blues



At times like this it’s very hard
to know just what to say
for friends would like to comfort you
and take your grief away.
But may it reassure you
to keep within your mind
the thought held dear in memory
of school days left behind.
Lazy days are over,
no classes left to skip,
for if you miss a day of work
your foreman cracks the whip.
Our sympathies are with you
on Graduation Day
for it’s time to face reality;
you’ve played….it’s time to pay!
Yes, laugh lines turn to wrinkles
as the world grinds you down.
It’s sad to see, I’m here to tell,
when you pack your cap and gown.
Outside the ivy covered walls
life’s woes are cruel to see…
so maybe you should think about
A Post Graduate Degree!!!


Scheme ABCBCDEDFGHGCBEBIJKJLEME
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 111111 11111101 011101 111011 110111 01110100 111101 101110 110111 11110111 110101 10100111 10101 1111110 111111 1111110 101111 11111111 1111101 11010101 1111011 11011101 0110001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 694
Words 136
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 537
Words per stanza (avg) 135
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Submitted by Snodeel on June 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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