Analysis of Be My Compass
I am reckless, you are wise
I am feckless, you advise -
Tell me all you will...
Show me all your skill.
I am foolish, you are gifted
I am mulish, you're unscripted -
Tell me where I'm wrong...
Show me I belong.
I am worthless, you are rich
I am mirthless, you bewitch -
Tell me all you know...
Show me where to go.
I'm pragmatic, you are wary
I am static, you can vary -
Tell me your mind...
Show me your kind.
I am plain, you are sculptured
I'm arcane, you are cultured -
Tell me of your faith...
Show me your wraith.
I'm astray, you are found
I'm midway, you're profound -
So tell me what to say...
So show me the way.
| Scheme | AABB XXCC DDEE FFGG HHII JJKK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
| Metre | 1110111 1110101 11111 11111 11101110 1111010 11111 11101 1110111 111101 11111 11111 10101110 11101110 1111 1111 1111110 111110 11111 1111 101111 11101 111111 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 597 |
| Words | 127 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Half of a dozen quatrains from 2019
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