Analysis of Acts Of Love
Assistance is an act of love when there's a time of need.
Assistance is a helping hand where someone must succeed.
Advising is an act of love when knowledge is required.
Advising is a wisdom trove where insight is desired.
Consoling is an act of love when someone is bereaved.
Consoling is a soothing balm where sorrow is relieved.
Listening is an act of love when life events unfold.
Listening is active attention where a tale must be told.
Embracing is an act of love when union can atone.
Embracing is warm assurance where someone feels alone.
Forgiving is an act of love when conduct has betrayed.
Forgiving is dismissing guilt where errors have been made.
Nurturing is an act of love when there's a hungry heart.
Nurturing is the sustenance where essence needs impart.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 01011111110111 0101010111101 010111111101010 01010101111010 0101111111101 01010101110101 10011111110101 100110010101111 01011111110101 0101101011101 01011111101101 01010101110111 10011111110101 10010100110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 760 |
Words | 135 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 45 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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