Analysis of Some Will Live
Some will take
and give it back
Some will give
and take it back
Some will fake
and show a lack
Some will live
and never lack
Some will play
and lose a game
Some will bilk
and win a game
Some will stray
and own the blame
Some will milk
and tender blame
Some will care
and still be mean
Some will hate
and not be mean
Some will share
and rarely glean
Some will wait
and always glean
| Scheme | ABXBABXB CDEDCDED FGHGFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 0111 111 0111 111 0101 111 0101 111 0101 111 0101 111 0101 111 0101 111 0111 111 0111 111 0101 111 011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 357 |
| Words | 80 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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