Analysis of Race



How could you run so slow
Before you start you get down low
You have to breathe at a constant rate
And run as fast as you can until it's too late
You don't make it first so you yell no!
You're in pure shock of how they past you long ago
Huffing and puffing, starting to blow
You forget about what happened and clean your slate
How could you
You think about what strength you need to grow
After that you try to go with the flow
You think to yourself you'll do great
Reaching your final destiny and fate
So proud you start to glow
How could you


Scheme aabbaaabCaabbaC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (27%)
Metre 111111 01111111 111110101 011111101111 111111111 101111111101 100101011 101011100111 111 1101111111 1011111101 11101111 1011010001 111111 111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 555
Words 123
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 427
Words per stanza (avg) 110

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Submitted by adalie_b on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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