Analysis of Legacy
Ars longa, Vitae brevis
Indeed, art is long, life is short.
Long after this old oak tree
has lost its leaves
its branches snapped and
trunk uprooted
it would have imparted
a lasting imprint.
Life imitates art, 'tis often said
and this tree's certain to follow that,
its branches growing in all directions
soaring as a freebird
its roots multiplying
reaching for every opportunity
to round up as a perfectly shaped tree.
Such is the legacy I shall leave -
to feel no constraints
to pursue every dream
to be as well rounded as a
man for all eternity can be.
Scheme | ABCADEEFGHABICCJAKLC |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (30%) |
Metre | 11101 01111111 1101111 1111 11010 1010 111010 01001 11011101 011101101 1101001010 10101 11100 1011000100 1111010011 110100111 11101 1011001 11111010 111010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 443 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 101 |
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Submitted on September 02, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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