Analysis of The King Is Pawn



The bed is made. The bills are paid.
My freedom is full blown.
I laugh a lot. I have a plot.
It strikes my "funny bone."

The pets are swell. The kids are well.
My life is super cool
I say shalom. I love to roam.
It makes me "no one's fool."

The stars are crossed. The dice are tossed.
My fortune is secured.
I play the game. I seek no fame.
It brands me "self-assured."

The sun burns bright. The moon gives light.
My ride's a carousel.
I run around. I paint the town.
It earns a "fare thee well."

The king is pawn. The pain is gone.
My days are filled with joy.
I have some couth. I demand truth.
It shows "the real McCoy."


Scheme XAXA BCXC XDXD XBXB XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 01110111 110111 11011101 111101 01110111 111101 11011111 111111 01110111 110101 11011111 111101 01110111 11010 11011101 110111 01110111 111111 11111011 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 604
Words 132
Sentences 30
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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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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