Analysis of Self Destruction
There is an excitement in self destruction.
The enticement of an unknown path.
Heading away from the known path of living.
To a tranquil garden of peace.
I don't know how to tell you to avoid it.
I travel that path frequently.
We all follow it to some extent.
By drinking too much.
Driving to fast.
Overeating.
Smoking.
Drugs.
Sex.
There are many places it can take us.
Some, leading farther down.
Some, leading to help.
I don't know where the next turn will lead.
I don't know how to help us any more.
This is just an observation, not a solution.
It is all I can offer at this time.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHICCJKLMNOPAQ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (35%) |
| Metre | 11101001010 001011011 10011011110 10101011 11111111011 11011100 111011101 11011 1011 1010 10 1 1 1110101111 110101 11011 111101111 1111111101 111101010010 1111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 564 |
| Words | 111 |
| Sentences | 20 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 447 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on March 24, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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