Analysis of Pathways
In life we wonder
'bout the choices we make
If they cause us to wander
or hibernate
We look to the stars
to chart our course
To compare and contrast
with the chart of our heart
Life is a journey
but to this we debate
Whether to live
how to live
or hibernate
| Scheme | axaB xxxx xbccB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110 101011 1111110 110 11101 11101 101010 1011101 11010 111101 1011 111 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 245 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on December 20, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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