Analysis of Happiness



In a tetchy instant
funny droll is happiness
In a major affront
self-control is happiness

In a sub-zero night
fireside heat is happiness
In a coastal sunlight
seaside heat is happiness

In a awful tempest
protection is happiness
In a clever contest
perfection is happiness

In a reign of terror
inner light is happiness
In a time of error
inner right is happiness

In a noisy raucous
peaceful calm is happiness
In a active caucus
helpful calm is happiness

In a global market
honest trade is happiness
In a macro target
widest trade is happiness


Scheme ABAB CBCB XBXB DBDB BBBB EBEB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 00110 1011100 001001 1011100 001101 1011100 00101 111100 001010 0101100 001010 0101100 001110 1011100 001110 1011100 001010 1011100 001010 1011100 001010 1011100 001010 1011100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 518
Words 95
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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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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