Analysis of Good And Right



Bad and wrong is everywhere; so is good and right.
There's no reason to despair if you're in pure light.

Act as if love shapes each day: make-believe comes true.
There's no reason to misplay if you're in fine lieu.

Look about a close backyard: see the wonders near.
There's no reason to discard if you're in apt cheer.

Keep a vigilant clear goal: purpose provides aim.
There's no reason to cajole if you're in time frame.

Take a cautious justice stand: fairness aids surcease.
There's no reason to remand if you're in set peace.

Find the splendor all around: nature's gifts are free.
There's no reason to dumfound if you're in fit key.

Good and right is within reach; so is bad and wrong.
There's no reason to impeach if you're in art song.


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 10111011101 111010111011 111111110111 11101111011 10101110101 111010111011 101001110011 111010111011 10101011011 111010111011 101010110111 11101111011 101101111101 111010111011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 727
Words 135
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 22, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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