Analysis of Inside/Outside
Yes, we sat inside.
To go outside we had to watch our hide.
We felt protected by its service.
While we never knew it’s disservice.
We watched from the windows.
Never knew which way the wind blowed.
The comfort of ourselves was enough.
Who would’ve thought of being tough.
What’s a pansy to a man?
I can’t stand a two timing fan.
We’re the up and coming world bearers.
While they were afraid of their own terror.
Yes, We sat outside!
It was our way to show pride.
Never inside, because we were too tough.
Escaped our own life when it got too rough.
Scheme | AABB XXCC DDXX AACC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 11101 11111111101 110101110 111011010 111010 10111011 0101001101 1111101 0010101 11101101 001010110 1100111110 11111 11101111 1001011011 01101111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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