Analysis of Elsewhere



Some other place is better and sure to needs equate
Find the "milk and honey" land
to build your grand estate

Some other pond is fuller and sure to yield more fish
Cast lines in magic waters
to catch the one you wish

Some other thrill is bigger and sure to keep you high
Play on the edge of never
to find pie in the sky

Some other loam is richer and sure to bear more fruit
Plant the seeds in noble soil
to let the strains enroot

Some other love is warmer and sure to lust inspire
Establish exacting goals
to meet your heart's desire

Some other dream is greater and sure to satisfy
Seek ultimate perfection
to realism deny


Scheme AXA BXB CDC XXA XXD CXC
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110011101 1010101 111101 1101110011111 1101010 110111 1101110011111 1101110 111001 1101110011111 1010101 11011 1101110011101 0100101 1111010 110111001110 1100010 110001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 605
Words 121
Sentences 1
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) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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