Analysis of Avoidance



I did the best I could
It wasn't good enough
In Time, I know it will be.
Do me a favor
Turn to the mirror
Tell me. Who will you be?
-2000


Scheme ABCDDCE
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 110101 0111111 11010 11010 111111 1
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 131
Words 32
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on September 30, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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