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
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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Submitted by Amiri on July 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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