Analysis of Mission
Stephen Knox 1970 (Bygland)
To all work together, we need not agree.
Each has their mission, some of us three.
Bridges over puddles, the Buddha might say.
Help all the lost, since they’re not far away.
The gift you’ll be given, if honest and true.
Showing you all, the things you can do.
Use inner knowledge, filling your cup.
Notice how time, has begun to speed up.
Love and compassion, given today.
Expands never ending, on the middle way.
| Scheme | A A B B C C D D B B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11101011101 111101111 10101001011 1101111101 01111011001 101101111 110101011 1011101111 100101001 01101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 438 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 32 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Written on August 20, 2023
Submitted by SteveGoldenfort on August 20, 2023
Modified by SteveGoldenfort on October 18, 2023
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