Analysis of Clowns
Clowns
(Glum, glad, fake and true)
See the glum clowns dancing
with their pretend styles
Watch the sideways glancing
with their painted smiles
See the glad clowns weeping
with their unfeigned tears
Watch the sadness creeping
with their concealed fears
See the fake clowns playing
with their specious thrills
Watch the balance swaying
with their routine drills
See the true clowns living
with their daily trials
Watch the sincere giving
with their extra miles
© Wallace Dean LaBenne
Scheme | XX ABAB AXAX ACAC AXAB X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11101 101110 11011 10110 11101 101110 1111 101010 11011 101110 11101 101010 11011 101110 111010 100110 11101 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 464 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on October 07, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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