Analysis of Careful



Bad guys are usually poor sports.
Probably can’t take the heat when they get beat.
So keep your distance.
For instance,
Be a gracious winner; then eat your dinner.  
They said Beethoven composed a string of masterpieces.  
Some were gems; others not .. but don’t forget.


Scheme ABCCDEF
Poetic Form
Metre 111100011 10011011111 11110 110 10101011110 1110001011100 1011011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 274
Words 51
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 208
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Written on August 28, 2022

Submitted on August 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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