Analysis of We Beings
We breathe cry and die
In a personal touch or forsaken blush
We agonize why the lie
To the conceited hush or dangerous crush
We foolishly wisely imply
Relief will come
Look high
| Scheme | ABABACA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101 00100110101 110101 10010111001 11001001 0111 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 171 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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