Analysis of A love of greed
I know not of valor and wit.
Charisma escapes me,
I’m quiet and dim.
I can’t offer money,
A poor man am I.
I can’t offer strength,
In battle I cry.
There is no other man as selfish as me,
For as long as you’re willing I won’t tell you leave.
| Scheme | ABCBDEDBF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (44%) |
| Metre | 11111001 010011 11001 111010 01111 11101 01011 11110111011 111111011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
About this poem
A selfish man is not ignorant to his flaws. He knows that he is not good enough for his beloved but will not allow her to walk away.
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