Analysis of 911 Has Come And Gone



Nine one one has come and gone,
yet it is here to stay.
It has shown to one and all idols have feet of clay.

Nine one one extinguished lives,
yet it is sacred sway.
It has shown to one and all the spiritual bouquet.

Nine one one was long ago,
yet it is everyday.
It has shown to one and all sorrows yield wellaway.

Nine one one had normal face,
yet it is hate's foray.
It has shown to one and all innocent's naivete.

Nine one one must be redeemed,
yet it is severance pay.
It has shown to one and all there is auto-da-fe.

Nine one one changed everything,
yet it is interplay.
It has shown to one and all the many shades of gray.


Scheme XAA XAA XAX XAA XAA XAA
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 111111 1111101101111 1110101 111101 11111010100001 1111101 111101 11111011011 1111101 111110 11111011001 1111101 1111001 1111101111011 111110 11110 1111101010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 611
Words 127
Sentences 12
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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