Analysis of The Poker Chips of Life
The poker chips of life show how
Much we will risk in life.
The white ones are the lowest
And do not cause much strife
When they used for common things,
And like low self-esteem
Will keep us from much happiness,
At least that's how it seems.
The red ones represent the ones
With self-esteem that's fine
And average like most folks are,
Quite glad what fate assigned.
The blue chips represent the most
Of wealth and self-esteem.
The risk in wasting them does not
Appear except in dreams.
Scheme | XAXA XBXC XXXX XBXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011111 111101 0111010 011111 1111101 011101 11111100 111111 0110101 110111 01001111 111101 0110101 110101 01010111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 491 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
What are you willing to risk?
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Written on January 25, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 25, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 25, 2024
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