Analysis of Above It All



Above the dull gray cover the sun is shining bright
Just like the moody lover
the cloud will lift tonight

Above the private reason the truth is coming out
Just like the open season
the real will lying rout

Above the strident clamor the wren is singing low
Just like the sexy glamor
the tune will soon forgo

Above the selfish pleasure the best is taking place
Just like the asset treasure
the top will win a race

Above the dreadful mêlée the suckling babe is fed
Just like one in feet of clay
the child will not be led

Above the laws of nature the rot is going to vend
Just like the legislature
the glut will never end


Scheme ABA CXC DBD EBE FXF ABX
Poetic Form
Metre 0101110011101 1101010 011101 0101010011101 1101010 011101 0101010011101 1101010 011101 0101010011101 110110 011101 01010111010111 1110111 011111 01011100111011 110100 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 602
Words 120
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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