Analysis of Trivial Pursuit



Beyond
These trivial pursuits
The day looms long,
Largely unused, unplanned,
Promising important
Activities.
Anticipating alternatives,
Inertly I idle,
Mind meandering meaninglessly,
Mildy morose,
Diffident, diffuse,
And aimless.


Scheme ABCDEFGHHIJK
Poetic Form
Metre 01 110001 0111 100101 100010 0100 01000100 1110 101001 101 101 010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 218
Words 28
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 191
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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L. Larry Amadore

A word lover who enjoys beautiful poetry of all genres and responds with admiration to fresh and felicitous phrases. [Retired manufacturing/production control mgr./marketing manager/financial analyst. USAF veteran; lived in US, Mexico, Germany, Turkey.] more…

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