Analysis of Greed
Greed is like a creed.
Concede it is religion.
Greed is like a breed.
Precede as a bit smidgen.
Greed is a bad deed.
Mislead with mass confusions.
Greed is a bad seed.
Succeed with mass delusions.
Greed is a stampede.
Impede the impulse movement.
Greed is a fast speed.
Proceed without improvement.
Greed is overfeed.
Exceed tons of fricassee.
Greed is not a need.
Indeed it is gluttony.
| Scheme | ABAB ACAC ADAD ACAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 11101 0111010 11101 0110110 11011 0111010 11011 0111010 11001 0101010 11011 0101010 1101 01111 11101 0111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 372 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 17 |
| 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) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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