Analysis of Succession
She sat on the throne till a ripe old age
some thinking she'd live forever like a sage.
While her son stood by waiting his turn
but he too was ageing, sparking concern.
Perhaps when the crown finally passes
we'll have to bury not one, but two old arses.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 1110110111 11011010101 101111011 111111001 0110110010 11110111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 198 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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