Analysis of Ataraxia
A mind of dedicated care, untroubled by ennui,
has ataraxia achieved and ranks evermore free.
A mind of implacable hope, untroubled by misdoubt,
has ataraxia achieved and turns up as blissed-out.
A mind of all-inclusive peace, untroubled by mankind,
has ataraxia achieved and needs no further find.
A mind of persevering goal, untroubled by chaos,
has ataraxia achieved and circumvents each loss.
A mind of impervious faith, untroubled by distrust,
has ataraxia achieved and proves a state august.
A mind of harmonious love, untroubled by discord,
has ataraxia achieved and grants its own reward.
A mind of significant truth, untroubled by deceit,
has ataraxia achieved and feels simply complete.
| Scheme | AA BB BB XX BB BB BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 011100010101010 110101101 0110100101011 1101011111 01110101010111 1101011101 01100101010110 110100111 01101001010101 1101010110 01101001010110 1101011101 01101001010101 1101011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 683 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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