Analysis of Small Stuff



Inconsequential matters
were crucial yesterday.
Small stuff quickly scatters when perspectives sway.

Immaterial worries
were hurdles to the plan.
Small stuff plainly scurries when perspectives span.

Irrelevant dilemmas
were conflicts of the choice.
Small stuff rarely seesaws when perspectives voice.

Insignificant troubles
were major in the past.
Small stuff merely bubbles when perspectives last.

Inappropriate concerns
were central for the bout.
Small stuff simply U-turns when perspectives tout.


Scheme XAA XBB XCC XDD XEE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 001010 01010 1110110101 010010 010101 1110110101 0100010 001101 1110110101 010010 010001 11101010101 010001 010101 11101110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 485
Words 68
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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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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