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
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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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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