Analysis of Don't Wait To Die
Don't wait to die for heaven.
Create ecstasy now.
Cloud nine floats in the region.
Make bliss the cat's meow.
Don't wait to die for wisdom.
Achieve perspective now.
Insight's on the horizon.
Make smart the big know-how.
Don't wait to die for worship.
Exalt somebody now.
Veneration's close at hand.
Make love the sacred cow.
Don't wait to die for kindness.
Offer compassion now.
Mercy's in the neighborhood.
Make care the solemn vow.
| Scheme | ABAB XBAB XBXB XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111110 011001 1110010 110101 1111110 010101 110010 110111 1111110 01101 1111 110101 1111110 100101 10010 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 418 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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