Analysis of Beauty's Decoupage
Inner self can hide
For only a short time
Grass that appears greener
Could be covered with slime
Exterior shells wither
Jewels loose their luster
While true beauty shines true
Where love and joy cluster
Choose wisely my friends
Look beyond the façade
Outward beauty duplicated
Is merely decoupage
Discerning eyes can see
Beyond the thin veneers
Courses can be corrected
When love, not lust, steers
| Scheme | XABA BBXB XXXX XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 10111 110011 110110 111011 0100110 101110 111011 110110 11011 101011 1010100 1101 010111 010101 1011010 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 383 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on January 27, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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