Analysis of Time To Say Goodbye
Time To Say Goodbye
In romantic relations power must reside
with the one least invested
in the other side.
Dissimilar commitment makes unequal risk
for the inherent hazards
in a gambol frisk.
In "compensating" steelyards weight need counterpoise
for balanced stability
by "avoirdupois."
Trifling with deep affection can destroy the faith
of conscientious sweethearts
who are dumped with scathe.
In the final equation, without binds that tie,
before disintegration
it's time for goodbye.
© Wallace Dean LaBenne
| Scheme | A BXB CDC DXD EXE AFA F |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 001001010101 1011010 00101 010001010101 1001010 0011 01001111 1100100 11 101101010101 10101 11111 001001001111 010010 1111 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 504 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on October 07, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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