Analysis of Pay The Dividend



Make it to the Starting Line. Let the race begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Silver Moon. Let the hunt begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Costume Ball. Let the dance begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Holy Land. Let the trail begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Mardi Gras. Let the mirth begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Higher Self. Let the quest begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Music Hall. Let the song begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.
Make it to the Other Side. Let the bliss begin.
Things earned in practice pay the dividend.


Scheme aBaBaBaBaBaBaBaB
Poetic Form
Metre 111010110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010 111001110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010 111010110101 110101010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 723
Words 136
Sentences 24
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 579
Words per stanza (avg) 136
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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