Analysis of Bad Choices



I have seen you many times
You hide from me, just waiting to snare me
To consume me, in regret and pity.
I admit you have beaten down many times,
You have enjoyed your victories
You know I hate you and despise you,
You are an unworthy adversary but real.
When you play your games, I'm easy prey,
Although I have beaten you more than you me,
Your impact is horribly devastating to me.
It's not fair to hit so hard.
Sometimes I beg for mercy
You know you will not win,
You're part of me now.
I have discovered your weaknesses over time,
And will now fight you on your own terms.
I am fed up with you!
You have taught me many things.
I still have my courage to win.
Victory is mine in the end; I hate you.


Scheme ABBACDEFBBGBHIJKDLHD
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 1111101 1111110111 1011001010 10111101101 11011100 111110011 11101010011 111111101 1111011111 101110010011 1111111 0111110 111111 11111 110101100101 011111111 111111 1111101 11111011 10011001111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 683
Words 141
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 539
Words per stanza (avg) 141
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Submitted by mayonde on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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