Analysis of To Leapfrog All Paradox
Are you a sexual being
if you choose to remain celibate
Are you famous or forgotten
if you live in a cave
Are you democrat or republican
if you’re never to vote
Are you black or white
in the eyes of the blind
Are you young or old
in the heart of a child
Are you rich or poor
when everything’s gone
Are you healthy or sick
when the gallows claim you
Are you guilty or innocent
when the crime is absolved
Are you friend or foe
as the last man to fall
Are you committed or unsure
when the questions retract
Can you find what’s been hidden
with the object removed
Can you cry out in silence
when the noise overuns
Can you travel in place
to unknown destinations
Can you swear to the Lord
with all prophecy in doubt
Can you still love your children
when no longer their father
Can you leapfrog all paradox
—to find your way home
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
Scheme | XX AX AX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX AX BB XX XX AX XX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010010 111101100 11101010 111001 111010100 111011 11111 001101 11111 001101 11111 1101 111011 101011 11101100 101101 11111 101111 11010101 101001 1110110 101001 1111010 1011 111001 101010 111101 1110001 1111110 1110110 111110 11111 01001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 870 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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