Analysis of Epicurean Delight



Eat, drink and be healthy: supervene this prescription.
Life is in the hands of God,
genetics and nutrition.

Run, swim and be hardy: practice an active routine.
Bodies require movement
for good physical hygiene.

Smile, laugh and be happy: display a blithe cheerfulness.
Spirits become uplifted
with jocund humorousness.

Read, write and be heady: render creativity.
Intelligence is enhanced
by mental activity.

Love, care and be steady: form heartfelt relationships.
Feelings forthrightly expressed
augment intimacy-scripts.

Graze, loll and be lazy: luxuriate in resplendence.
"Epicurean delight"
rouses glowing radiance.


Scheme AXA BXB CXC DXD CXC CXC
Poetic Form
Metre 11011011010 1100111 0100010 1101101011001 101010 111001 11011001011 1001100 111 110110100100 0100101 1100100 11011011010 1011001 0110001 110110101 001001 110100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 603
Words 88
Sentences 13
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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