Analysis of "Triumph"
Dolores Jeanne Hopkins 1956 (Kountze, TX)
During every phase of life, I've yearned consistently to win;
To win at something, anything, because I hate losing more than God hates sin;
The challenge is to somehow overcome defeat and failure----then finally become victorious;
To achieve something, anything worthwhile for me would be so glorious!
"Eager to quit, eager to lose" is an old, well-known expression;
To fail repeatedly is the principal key to grief, shame, and depression;
By now it's become far too overwhelming and a challenge beyond repair;
Achieving triumph over a major adversity will definitely eliminate despair!!!
-DOLORES JEANNE HOPKINS-
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010011111010011 111101001111011111 01011110010101100010100 10110101111111100 1011101111111010 1101001010011110010 111011101000100101 010101001001001100001001 010110 |
Characters | 655 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 55 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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