Analysis of Every Breath I Take
Every breath i take,
Kills with no mistake.
Why is that i desire,
This poison in my body;
To steel away what is mine.
Their is no excuse how i choose,
The path of righteous or abuse.
No not anyone,
See's with in me,
Why it is i desire;
This poison in my body.
To steel away what is mine,
Will I die this way?
| Scheme | aabCDefgcbCDh |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100111 11101 1111010 1100110 1101111 11101111 01110101 1110 1101 1111010 1100110 1101111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 296 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 230 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on October 11, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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