Analysis of Change
We can't change each cloudburst
but we can change our rage.
Life waits for wellbeing, it's not an idle stage.
We can't change someone's heart
but we can change our own.
Life waits for kindliness, it's not a malice zone.
We can't change borrowed time
but we can change our day.
Life waits for fulfillment, it's not a throwaway.
We can't change dreadful stuff
but we can change our mood.
Life waits for quietness, it's not a steady feud.
We can't change cosmic space
but we can change our set.
Life waits for adventure, it's not a certain bet.
We can't change what's happened
but we can change what's next.
Life waits for instruction, it's not for people vexed.
Scheme | XAA XBB XCC XDD XEE XFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 1111101 11110111101 11111 1111101 1111110101 11111 1111101 11101011010 111101 1111101 111100110101 111101 1111101 111010110101 111110 111111 111010111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 15, 2023
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