Analysis of Goodbye



In romantic relations power must reside
with the one least invested
in the other side.

Dissimilar commitment makes unequal risk
for the inherent hazards
in a gambol frisk.

In "compensating" steelyards weight need counterpoise
for balanced stability
by "avoirdupois."

Trifling with deep affection can destroy the faith
of conscientious sweethearts
who are dumped with scathe.

In the final equation, without binds that tie,
before disintegration
it's time for goodbye.


Scheme AXA BCB CXC DXD EXE
Poetic Form
Metre 001001010101 1011010 00101 010001010101 1001010 0011 01001111 1100100 11 101101010101 10101 11111 001001001111 010010 1111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 452
Words 70
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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