Analysis of Purged and Coupled
Kennet Benoit-Hutchins 1952 (Snowdon, Montreal, QC)
I have led a dreamless life.
I witnessed, lived and tolerated hate,
I witnessed, lived and tolerated love.
I have loved hate.
I have hated love.
I need to lead a dreamful life.
| Scheme | ABC BCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011 110101001 110101001 1111 11101 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 177 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Dichotomy of Life
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