Analysis of Once A Trust Is Broken
Once A Trust Is Broken
Once a trust is broken there is no return.
An internal warning
says "watch the bridges burn."
Once a trust is broken there is no reform.
An internal warning
says "things are now lukewarm."
Once a trust is broken there is no recourse.
An internal warning
says "don't beat a dead horse."
Once a trust is broken there is no reward.
An internal warning
says "concede the discord."
Once a trust is broken there is no respect.
An internal warning
says "note the heart defect."
Once a trust is broken there is no repair.
An internal warning
says "always be beware."
| Scheme | x aBa cBc dBd eBe fBf gBg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101110 10111011101 101010 110101 10111011101 101010 111111 10111011110 101010 111011 10111011101 101010 101010 10111011101 101010 110110 10111011101 101010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 563 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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