Analysis of Gifts From Guilt
Travel, tours and junket; briny sea and silt
Gigolo or Coquet, don't give gifts from guilt
Bazaars, fairs and big-top; revelry and tilt
Criminal or Top Cop,
don't give gifts from guilt
Jesters, gags and comic; humorist and stilt
Physician or Tonic,
don't give gifts from guilt
Concerts, songs and chorus; recital and lilt
Gemini or Taurus,
don't give gifts from guilt
Trifles, gems and bauble; jewelry and pelt
Patriot or Cobble,
don't give gifts from guilt
Flowers, cards and candy; lingerie and felt
Cavalier or Dandy,
don't give gifts from guilt
Spirits, meals and do-bar; alcohol and melt
Notable or Rockstar,
don't give gifts from guilt
| Scheme | aa axA axA axA bxA bxA bxA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 1010101101 1001111111 01101110001 100111 11111 10101010001 010110 11111 10101001001 10110 11111 10101010001 100110 11111 1010101001 01110 11111 1010111001 10011 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 11, 2023
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