Analysis of Today



Today is but a day,
and yesterday was filled with sorrows,
tomorrow is the brighter hope,
for all those with sorrows.
What but a day today,
to look towards the heavens,
to see the beautiful things,
so small but there,
to cherish those we love,
and guild them through life,
Oh how we wait for tomorrow,
when today is more important,
for tomorrow is still tomorrow
and tomorrow never comes
So why is tomorrow so bright
when tomorrow is but today
Tell me that and I'll confound you more,
With these questions, today is more...


Scheme ABCBADEFGHIJIKLAMM
Poetic Form
Metre 011101 01011110 0110101 111110 110101 1101010 1101001 1111 110111 01111 1111101 10111010 1011101 001101 1110111 1011101 111010111 11100111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 506
Words 95
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 411
Words per stanza (avg) 95
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Submitted on March 23, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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