Analysis of Louder Than Words



The sermon by example
shows in a daily walk.
"Actions speak louder than words"
means more than pulpit talk.
A facade of piety
soon crumbles in the light.
"Actions speak louder than words"
means masquerades are trite.
What we do is case-in-point
for everything we teach.
"Actions speak louder than words"
means practice what you preach.
As an open testament
the tale of life is told.
"Actions speak louder than words"
means silence can be gold.
We reveal what we believe
no matter what we say.
"Actions speak louder than words"
means many terms misplay.


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Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 0101010 100101 1011011 111101 0011100 110001 1011011 1111 1111101 11011 1011011 110111 1110100 011111 1011011 110111 1011101 110111 1011011 11011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 533
Words 95
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 436
Words per stanza (avg) 95
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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