Analysis of Occam's Retort
Competing infinities,
which one to choose
Existential polarities,
exchanging their views
Superpositioned,
anthropic in scope
The tradeoff endemic,
whose difference elopes
Twin parallel universes
push and then pull
Existing in quantum,
the vacuum is full
Symbiotic in concept,
his razor now sharp
As we search for their meaning
—ever lost in the dark
(Villanova University: March, 2021)
| Scheme | AA AA BX XA AC XC BX XX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101 1111 101 01011 1 101 01010 110001 110100 1011 010010 01011 010010 11011 1111110 101001 01001001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 35 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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