Analysis of Everybody Lies, Tries, Cries and Dies
Everybody lies
There is no dispersal
It is no surprise
pretext is universal and belief is rare
Everybody tries
There is no rehearsal
It is no surprise
attempt is universal and effort is fair
Everybody cries
There is no traversal
It is no surprise
sorrow is universal and anguish is prayer
Everybody dies
There is no reversal
It is no surprise
loss is universal and exit is scare
| Scheme | abAc abAc abAc abAc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001 111010 11101 1101000111 1001 111010 11101 01101001011 1001 1111 11101 10101001011 1001 111010 11101 1101001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 363 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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