Analysis of Let's Begin Again
The past is dyed and painted. It rates one to ten.
The past is worn and tainted. Let's begin again.
The past is stark and settled. It rates one to ten.
The past is beat and nettled. Let's begin agai.
The past is used and rusted. It rates one to ten.
The past is junk and busted. Let's begin again.
The past is born and crested. It rates one to ten.
The past is linked and tested. Let's begin again.
The past is aged and tasted. It rates one to ten.
The past is ripe and wasted. Let's begin again.
The past is weird and varied. It rates one to ten.
The past is dead and buried. Let's begin again.
| Scheme | AA AX AA AA AA AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011101011111 011101010101 011101011111 01110101011 011101011111 011101010101 011101011111 011101010101 011101011111 011101010101 011101011111 011101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 584 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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