Analysis of Now And Then
When there were no cameras we had to sculpt and paint.
Images were preserved and that was simply quaint.
When there were no telephones we had to meet and chat.
Messages were expressed and that was clearly pat.
When there were no surgeries we had to glimpse and face.
Identities were known and that was no disgrace.
When there were no movie shows we had to dream and read.
Amusements were devised and that was witty breed.
When there were no plastic cards we had to pick and pay.
Purchases were possessed and that was just okay.
When there were no cosmetics we had to rise and shine.
Hygienics were conjured and that was mostly fine.
When there were no grocery stores we had to seed and grow.
Garden crops were amassed and that was freshest stow.
Scheme | AA BB CC XX DD EE FF |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 1101100111101 100001011101 110110111101 100001011101 1101100111101 010001011101 1101101111101 010001011101 1101101111101 10000101111 1101010111101 1010011101 11011001111101 101001011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 732 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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