Analysis of Destined For An Early Grave
You old men with your prostate problems
think younger women will help you solve them
Risking heart attacks by taking a blue pill
knowing the side effects can make you ill
But nonetheless you choose to risk your life
instead of having an old woman for you wife
Your sex appeal diminished yet to satisfy your hunger
you try to keep up with women twenty years younger
This type of behavior will get you in an early grave
and apparently you think this makes you brave
Its better for your health to choose life over lust
and having a woman there who deserves your trust
I know its your life and you'll live it as you see fit
and this piece wont change your mind so I'll quit
| Scheme | XX AA BB CC DD EE FF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 11111110 1101011111 10101110011 1001011111 101111111 011101110111 11010101110110 1111111010110 11101011101101 00100111111 110111111101 010010110111 1111101111111 0111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 656 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on March 03, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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