Analysis of Refusing To Kneel
I abhor weakness
in all of its forms
My words gaining strength
through many a storm
Whether sleet in my face
or rudderless keel
This pledge I do anchor
—refusing to kneel
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
| Scheme | XX XX XA BA B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 01111 11101 11001 101011 11001 111110 01011 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 205 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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