Analysis of Seven Wonders Of The World Plus One



The Great Pyramid of Giza is world wonder number one.
You are at the pinnacle and can never be outdone.
The Gardens Of Babylon is world wonder number two.
You smell like gardenias, all earth's pathways to bestrew.
The Olympic Zeus Statue is world wonder number three.
You are finely statuesque with carriage of dignity.
The Temple of Artemis is world wonder number four.
You are a sanctuary providing a safe rapport.
The Halicarnassus Crypt is world wonder number five.
You are a protective vault defending spirits alive.
The grand Colossus of Rhodes is world wonder number six.
You are of colossal heart yielding love when you immix.
The Alexandria Lighthouse is wonder number seven.
You are a guiding beacon leading to "seventh heaven."
Your being is in essence the world wonder number eight.
You are the epitome of archetypes small and great.


Scheme AABCCDCEFFGGAAHH
Poetic Form
Metre 011001101110101 11101000110111 0101101110101 11101011111 0010111110101 1110011101100 010111110101 1101000100101 0111110101 11001010101001 01010111110101 1110101101111 0010011101010 11010101011010 11010100110101 1100100110101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 830
Words 144
Sentences 16
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 43
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 683
Words per stanza (avg) 143
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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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