Analysis of Bliss, Ambivalence, and Procrastination



Bliss is a goal, a state of homeostasis.
No worries or qualms, on a regular basis.
Harmonious delight amid endless enjoyment
Emotional involvement sans cerebral employment

Ambivalence, who cares about that?
Not me, my friends, not even the cat.
I don't have a position. My feelings aren't mixed.
Emotionally speaking, my passion's been nixed.

Procrastination, are you ready for this?
Should be dealt with tomorrow if the feeling persists.
Let's spend today in amidst shilly-shallies.
And reserve tomorrow for precise dillydallies.

If I had a goal, an objective in life,
It would be, without things, money, or strife.
The three major highways to my destination
Are...bliss, ambivalence, and procrastination.



Scheme AABB CCDD XXAA EEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 111010110010 110111010010 0100010110010 01000101100010 010011011 111111001 1110010110101 0100101111 0010111011 111101101001 110100111 001011011 11101101001 1110111011 0110111010 10100000101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 698
Words 111
Sentences 15
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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