Analysis of As If To As Is
Act "as if" you're patient.
Pretend your storm is calm.
Habits become the "as is."
Repeat the Sanskrit om.
Act "as if" you're loving.
Pretend your heart is warm.
Habits become the "as is."
Attain the higher form.
Act "as if" you're healthy.
Pretend your ill is gone.
Habits become the "as is."
Observe the brighter dawn.
Act "as if" you're gifted.
Pretend your wit is bright.
Habits become the "as is."
Practice the found insight.
Act "as if" you're sportive.
Pretend your skill is peak.
Habits become the "as is."
Parade the best technique.
Act "as if" you're gracious.
Pretend your mode is kind.
Habits become the "as is."
Display the style of mind.
| Scheme | xaBa xcBc xdBd xeBe xfBf xgBg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111110 011111 1001011 010101 111110 011111 1001011 010101 111110 011111 1001011 010101 111110 011111 1001011 10011 11111 011111 1001011 010101 111110 011111 1001011 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 628 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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