Analysis of What a shame



Behind the mask of innocence
Is full of great mystery
Why is time long…
And life is short?
Why do we act before we think?
Why do we judge we understand?
Why don’t we forgive before we condemn?
Why don’t we give that life a chance before you terminate it?

Never mistake bravery for strength!
Never mistake kindness for love!
Never mistake pain for weakness!
Never mistake truth for foolishness!
Never mistake quietness for innocence!
Never mistake breathe for sin!
Never mistake, all gold for wealth!
Think twice before you roll that dice
If it’s glaring, double check it
Abstain from shameful act
So that your aim will not be put to shame
Be brave enough to stand your truth
So that your path may be traced/followed


Scheme AXXXXXXB XXCCAXXXBXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 01011100 1111100 1111 0111 11110111 1111101 1110101101 11111101011101 100110011 10011011 10011110 100111100 10011001100 1001111 10011111 11011111 11101011 011101 1111111111 11011111 111111110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 725
Words 141
Sentences 13
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 13
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 285
Words per stanza (avg) 64
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Submitted by TimTaiwo on January 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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