Analysis of Vows



Dearly Beloved,
Do you take this member?
Both hard and limp
Whether he’s a stud or a wimp?

Either flaccid or erect
Honor and obey
Your supposed to reflect

What is the reason
You wish to get hitched?
Afraid of being rejected?
And possibly ditched?

A contract with a clause
To help you when you pause
Give me half
So says our laws

I loved you before
But that was then
Now that your broke
You’re simply a has been

I find it funny that
Your emotions
Reflect a price

We used to smile
And you were nice

But time has eroded
Our happiness and joy
Was your affection just a ploy?

Anyone married
Knows the game
I love you and need you
But you drive me insane

Marriage they say is an institution
But when it goes wrong
You suffer retribution

It’s better to be single
And remain in peace
Then to put your heart on a lease

Eric (and sometimes not)


Scheme AXBB CXC DEAE FFXF XXXD XXG XG AHH XXXX DXD XII X
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 111110 1101 10101101 1010101 10001 101101 11010 11111 01110010 01001 01101 111111 111 11101 11101 1111 1111 110011 111101 1010 0101 1111 0101 111010 1010001 11010101 1010 101 111011 111101 101111010 11111 110010 1101110 00101 11111101 100011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 851
Words 181
Sentences 7
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1
Lines Amount 38
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 55
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted by EASN on February 12, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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