Analysis of Clowns



Clowns
(Glum, glad, fake and true)

See the glum clowns dancing
with their pretend styles
Watch the sideways glancing
with their painted smiles

See the glad clowns weeping
with their unfeigned tears
Watch the sadness creeping
with their concealed fears

See the fake clowns playing
with their specious thrills
Watch the balance swaying
with their routine drills

See the true clowns living
with their daily trials
Watch the sincere giving
with their extra miles

© Wallace Dean LaBenne


Scheme XX ABAB AXAX ACAC AXAB X
Poetic Form
Metre 1 11101 101110 11011 10110 11101 101110 1111 101010 11011 101110 11101 101010 11011 101110 111010 100110 11101 1011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 464
Words 78
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 67
Words per stanza (avg) 13
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Submitted on October 07, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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