Analysis of Temptation



A woman's smile and sexy lips,
Her tapered waist and curvy hips,
The long lean legs and bouncing breasts,
Temptation in a skin-tight dress.

Her glowing eyes and flowing hair,
The tempting skin and bosom bare,
Avoid desire, don't go astray,
To languish in pleasure today.

Leave temptation, respect your wife,
Love and cherish her all your life,
Grow together throughout the years,
To share joy, peace, sadness and tears.

If temptation knocks at your door,
Turn away as you did before,
Marriage you see is made for two,
Remain always faithful and true.


Scheme AAXX BBCC DDXX EEFF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 01010101 01010101 01110101 01000111 01010101 01010101 010101101 11001001 10100111 10100111 10100101 11111001 10101111 10111101 10111111 0111001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 553
Words 112
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on June 20, 2000

Submitted by Ladybug001 on July 03, 2023

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