Analysis of Plans And Outcomes
Larger pictures show the small
but each part makes the whole.
Size and form should not appall but play a vital role.
Dubiety must be faced
but need not consternate.
Changing patterns aren't debased but shift and fluctuate.
Scheduled events are arranged
but sometimes preempted.
Preparations must be changed but also exempted.
Priceless moments do appear
but linger a mere jot.
They lift up spirits with cheer but fit a narrow slot.
Everyone will surely die
but few will fully live.
Many choices go awry but nevermore misgive.
Plans and outcomes seldom pair
but cause uncertainty.
Surprise results aren't unfair but serendipity.
Scheme | XAA BBX XCC XDD XXX XEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010101 111101 1011101110101 1111 1111 1010100111010 1001101 101010 010111110010 1010101 110011 1111011110101 101101 111101 101010111001 101101 110100 0101100110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
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