Analysis of CANDLE, NO CANDLE



Luckily
Or unluckily
-
Luckily,
You can buy shoes
You can lose shoes
For it is yours
Right then
Right there
There after
After then.

You can buy houses
You can lose houses
For it is yours.

You can buy vehicles
You can lose vehicles
For it is yours.

You can buy masterpieces
You can lose masterpieces
For it is yours.

You can buy gratitudes
You can lose gratitudes
For it is yours.

You can buy attentions
You can lose attentions
For it is yours.

You can buy relics
You can lose relics
For it is yours.

You can buy moulds
You can lose moulds
For it is yours.

You can buy agenda
You can lose agenda
For it is yours.

You can buy stakes
You can lose stakes
For it is yours.

You can buy time
Luckily
You cannot lose time
Tend it
Attend it
You just can't have it
It is not wrapped yet
Try it
Watch it
Clock it
Lose it
It is ever attended!!


Scheme Aa AbbCdxxd eeC ffC eeC bbC ggC hhC iiC jjC kkC lAlmmmxmmmmx
Poetic Form Tetractys  (56%)
Etheree  (32%)
Metre 100 11 1 100 1111 1111 1111 11 11 110 101 11110 11110 1111 111100 111100 1111 111100 111100 1111 1111 1111 1111 111010 111010 1111 11110 11110 1111 1111 1111 1111 111010 111010 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 100 11011 11 011 11111 11111 11 11 11 11 1110010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 844
Words 192
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 11, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 12
Lines Amount 50
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Written on May 12, 2023

Submitted by Yuknno.ghirmay on May 12, 2023

Modified by Yuknno.ghirmay on May 12, 2023

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