Analysis of Draw The Line



Words were spoken
you must have laughed under your breath
do not patronize
do not act as a condescending fool unless
that is what you are
I do not believe you are
arrogant maybe
provincial? I do not know
but you are not a fool
you have instinct that has been dwelling
since the beginning of man
the instinct that tells you there is a
greater existence
love exists for a reason
use will to refuse acknowledgement
free will to love and hate, live or die
"you" have to draw the line
it is too thin to see
know your convictions
be held in the mysteries of lifes capture


Scheme ABCDEEFGHIJKLAMNOFPQ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 1010 11111011 1110 11110010101 11111 1110111 10010 0101111 111101 111011110 1001011 010111110 10010 1011010 111010100 111101111 111101 111111 11010 11001001110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 546
Words 109
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 453
Words per stanza (avg) 109
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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