Analysis of Unwittingly Condoned
If you forgive someone who won't acknowledge guilt
You unwittingly condone
the bias of tilt
If you forgive someone who holds to a false claim
You unwittingly permit
the scathing of flame
If you forgive someone who maintains a disguise
You unwittingly allow
the mask of demise
If you forgive someone who keeps on doing harm
You unwittingly sanction
the hits of "strong-arm"
If you forgive someone who makes no recompense
You unwittingly favor
the costly offense
If you forgive someone who tramples righteous good
You unwittingly franchise
the misunderstood
Scheme | ABACDCEFEGHGIJIKEK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011110101 1010001 01011 11011111011 1010001 01011 11011101001 1010001 01101 11011111101 1010010 01111 1101111110 1010010 01001 11011110101 101001 0001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 538 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 462 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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