Analysis of Act Like Yourself
You can have a coterie
and live like a vamp
You can have a money tree and live like a tramp
You can be a magistrate
and act like a thief
You can be an immigrate and act like a chief
You can have a paradise
and live like a feint
You can have an evil vice and live like a saint
You can be an intellect
and act like a fool
You can be a derelict and act like a mule
You can have a bungalow
and live like a squire
You can have a big chateau and live like a hire
You can be directional
and act like an elf
You can be exceptional and act like yourself
Scheme | ABBCDDEFFGHHIJKLMM |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110100 01101 111010101101 111010 01101 11111001101 111010 01101 111110101101 111110 01101 11101001101 111010 01101 1110101011010 1110100 01111 111010001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 527 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 425 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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