Analysis of This is not a Title
This sentence will never be written.
Also, I refuse to type the word 'paradox'.
The statement below is an utter lie,
The statement above is a devout truth.
The modest man may save, the indulgent can spare money,
So both the frugal and the frivolous can afford the tax then.
Is the answer to this question, no?
Certainly not, well yes it is the answer 'no' but then no...
The weather is sunny, the weather is not sunny,
So Marilyn Monroe validly ate my pink dog.
Pinnochio said, "My nose will now start to grow"
But what on earth happened next do you think?!
Announcement: today is an opposite day,
Then why are you declaring it so?
There will always be more rooms available in this hotel,
But unfortunately, we are fully occupied at present.
A plea of insanity: that's my cunning ploy to dodge conscription,
Oh, such a sane thing to do, declaring my insanity to avoid war.
Allow me to guess the colour of the raven without sight of it,
Ha! So easy. It is black, of course; I can tell from my apple.
Surprise exam next week you say? That's impossible,
You just told me there'll be an exam, I'll be expecting it - but when?
Making decisions can be difficult, a method is required,
But how to decide upon the best method?
One should be moderate in all things, except moderation,
This poem will never end.
Scheme | AX XX BC DD BX DX XD XX AX XE EC XX AX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110110110 10101110110 0100111101 0100110011 01011100101110 1101000100101011 101011101 100111110101111 0101100101110 1100011001111 111111111 1111101111 01001111001 111101011 11111101000101 101000111010110 01101001110111010 1101111010101001011 0111101101001111 1110111111111110 0101111110100 111110110111010111 10010111000101010 1111010110 11110001101010 1101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,284 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on September 25, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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