Analysis of Prelapsarian Time
Carefree and untroubled
Jocular and blithe
Nonchalant and bubbled
Flexible and lithe
It was the age of innocence
before the design scythe
Sheltered and protected
Childlike and secure
Cherished and respected
Untarnished and pure
It was the age of innocence
before the saboteur
Rapture and paradise
Youth and Peter Pan
Cologne and scented spice
Peace and cordial clan
It was the age of innocence
before the fall of man
Lucrative and wealthy
Successful and prime
Vigorous and healthy
Prelapsarian time
It was the age of innocence
before the lost sublime
*prelapsarian (pree-lap-sayr-ee-uhn) adj. ; relating to any innocent or carefree period in the past.
| Scheme | ababCx xdxdCx efefCf ghghCh x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
| Metre | 10010 10001 01010 10001 11011100 010011 100010 1001 100010 101 11011100 01001 10010 10101 010101 10101 11011100 010111 100010 01001 100010 11 11011100 010101 111111101011010011100001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 645 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on January 03, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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