Analysis of Laughing Matters
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it mine
Laughing is what matters as I rise and shine
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it live
Laughing is what matters as I gain and give
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it nice
Laughing is what matters as I zing and spice
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it real
Laughing is what matters as I know and feel
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it true
Laughing is what matters as I fuss and stew
Nothing truly matters
unless I make it so
Laughing is what matters as I come and go
| Scheme | Abb Axx Acc Add Aee Aff |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010 011111 10111011101 101010 011111 10111011101 101010 011111 10111011101 101010 011111 10111011101 101010 011111 10111011101 101010 011111 10111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 508 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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