Analysis of By-Your-Leave
Boots are meant for walking
on grounds by-your-leave.
Polluting the planet
ensnares to upheave.
Lightly foot print the earth
to yield a reprieve.
Ships are meant for sailing
on seas by-your-leave.
Polluting the waters
ensnares to aggrieve.
Cleanly cruise the ocean
to yield a reprieve.
Planes are meant for soaring
on clouds by-your-leave.
Polluting the ozone
ensnares to bereave.
Safely fly the air lanes
to yield a reprieve.
| Scheme | abxbxB abxbxB abxbxB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110 11111 010010 0111 101101 11001 111110 11111 010010 01101 101010 11001 111110 11111 01001 01101 101011 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 409 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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