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
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