Analysis of Out On A Limb
You must go out on a limb if you want the fruit
The dangerous position rewards the pursuit
You must go out on a limb if you want the hope
The dangerous position rewards the wide scope
You must go out on a limb if you want the gain
The dangerous position rewards the campaign
You must go out on a limb if you want the dance
The dangerous position rewards the romance
You must go out on a limb if you want the love
The dangerous position rewards the above
You must go out on a limb if you want the best
The dangerous position rewards the contest
You must go out on a limb if you want the world
The dangerous position rewards the unfurled
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 111110111101 010001001001 111110111101 010001001011 111110111101 010001001001 111110111101 010001001001 111110111101 010001001001 111110111101 010001001010 111110111101 010001001001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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