Analysis of No Guarantee
We have no guarantee of just one more day.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to play.
We have no guarantee of just one more hope.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to cope.
We have no guarantee of just one more seethe.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to breathe.
We have no guarantee of just one more dance.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to chance.
We have no guarantee of just one more squeeze.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to please.
We have no guarantee of just one more gaffe.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to laugh.
We have no guarantee of just one more scart.
As sunshine warms our flesh we must learn to start.
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF AX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 1110111111 11110111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 667 |
| Words | 133 |
| Sentences | 15 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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