Analysis of Sudden Change
Years can go on swimmingly and suddenly a dam
blocks the flowing river and lands you in a jam
Years can go on fluently and suddenly a crash
routs the easy living and takes away your stash
Years can go on gracefully and suddenly a fall
halts the hasty tempo and slows you to a crawl
Years can go on happily and suddenly a test
thwarts the jubilation and dissipates your rest
Years can go on modestly and suddenly a thud
wrecks the propriety and drags you in the mud
Years can go on peacefully and suddenly a war
foils the tranquility and undermines your core
Years can go on faultlessly and suddenly a gaffe
stops the satisfaction and leaves you only chaff
Years can go on lawfully and suddenly a vice
ends the reputation and turns your blood to ice
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 11111010001 101010011001 1111100010001 101010010111 1111100010001 10101011101 1111100010001 1001001011 1111100010001 100100011001 1111100010001 10010000111 11111010001 10010011101 1111100010001 10010011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 733 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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