Analysis of Too Close To Call



Much too close for comfort. Far too close to call.
The pollsters play the game.
We see the chips fall.

Much too close for lulling. Far too close to stop.
The natters mold the faith.
We see the lies swap.

Much too close for sureness. Far too close to bank.
The experts count the score.
We see the stocks tank.

Much too close for leisure. Far too close to rest.
The prophets warn the end.
We see the times nest.

Much too close for surmise. Far too close to show.
The lenders slant the scale.
We see the debts grow.

Much too close for hubris. Far too close to cheek.
The pundits spin the yarn.
We see the news reek.


Scheme AXA BXB CXC DXD EXE FXF
Poetic Form
Metre 11111011111 010101 11011 11111011111 01101 11011 1111111111 010101 11011 11111011111 010101 11011 11110111111 010101 11011 11111011111 010101 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 595
Words 120
Sentences 24
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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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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