Analysis of Willy-Nilly
Are you averse or willing? Are you one-way inclined?
Are you willy-nilly?
What do you hope to find?
Are you happy or sorry? Are you on even-keel?
Are you willy-nilly?
What do you really feel?
Are you timid or daring? Are you afraid to die?
Are you willy-nilly?
What do you want to try?
Are you content or empty? Are you coming-of-age?
Are you willy-nilly?
What do you do off-stage?
Are you aloof or cordial? Are you easy-to-know?
Are you willy-nilly?
What do you overthrow?
Are you coming or going? Are you last-in first-out?
Are you willy-nilly?
What are you all about?
| Scheme | aBacBcdBdeBefBfgBg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101110111101 111010 111111 1110110111101 111010 111101 1110110110111 111010 111111 1110110111011 111010 111111 1101110111011 111010 11110 1110110111011 111010 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 553 |
| Words | 102 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 430 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 102 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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