Analysis of I'd Rather Not
I'd rather not be rich if I
Became a greedy man.
And be like those who walk on by
Without a helping hand.
I'd rather not be with the ones
Who only are polite
And act like they are having fun
With me while in their sight.
And I would rather not be told
Remarks that aren't sincere.
When given compliments to hold,
Onto another year!
| Scheme | AXAX XBXB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11011111 010101 01111111 010101 11011101 110101 01111101 111011 01110111 0111001 11010011 100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 334 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on March 08, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
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