Analysis of The Date Was Not Worth Keeping



The date was not worth keeping.
The time was not well spent.
The fruit was not worth reaping.
It was a lament.

The date was not worth seeing.
The form was not for shape.
The style was not worth freeing.
It was an escape.

The date was not worth preeing.
The test was not by class.
The lock was not worth keying.
It was a morass.

The date was not worth cheering.
The voice was not in tune.
The song was not worth hearing.
It was a lampoon.

The date was not worth holding.
The dance was not with beat.
The move was not worth molding.
It was a retreat.

The date was not worth knowing.
The truth was not to trace.
The yield was not worth showing.
It was a disgrace.


Scheme ABAB ACAC ADAD AEAE AFAF AGAG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 0111110 011111 0111110 11001 0111110 011111 0111110 11101 011111 011111 0111110 11001 0111110 011101 0111110 11001 0111110 011111 0111110 11001 0111110 011111 0111110 11001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 637
Words 132
Sentences 24
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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