Analysis of another court



to throw
your needle
in the hay

where
when
your friend
has lost his,
guiltless.

beforehand,
nearly praying
nearly preying-
making sure
you want
you won't
come across
that free throw

before your guiltless
friend,
once more.


Scheme AXX XXBXC XDDXXXXA CBX
Poetic Form
Metre 11 110 001 1 1 11 111 10 01 1010 1010 101 11 11 101 111 01110 1 11
Characters 226
Words 45
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 5, 8, 3
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 9
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 45
Words per stanza (avg) 9
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Written on May 12, 2024

Submitted by Yuknno.ghirmay on May 12, 2024

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