Analysis of It Feels Like Subversion
Sometimes the flesh betrays
while the mind is clear.
It feels like subversion when symptoms appear.
Sometimes the mind betrays
while the flesh is fine.
It feels like subversion when symptoms malign.
Sometimes the heart betrays
while the soul is fit.
It feels like subversion when symptoms outwit.
Sometimes the soul betrays
while the heart is true.
It feels like subversion when symptoms subdue.
Sometimes the hope betrays
while the faith is tough.
It feels like subversion when symptoms rebuff.
Sometimes the faith betrays
while the hope is high.
It feels like subversion when symptoms belie.
| Scheme | ABBACCADDAEEAFFAGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 10111 11101011001 010101 10111 11101011001 010101 10111 1110101101 010101 10111 11101011001 010101 10111 11101011001 010101 10111 11101011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 576 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 486 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 96 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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