Analysis of Motivations



There are many motivations to conquer or achieve
and many inspirations to create or conceive
For some it is the money, for some it is the game
For some it is the plaudits, for some it is the fame
For some it is the honor, for some it is the name

There are many tapestries to enwrap or unweave
and many artistries to banish or reprieve
For some it is the beauty, for some it is the bile
For some it is the slag-heap, for some it is the style
For some it is the settled, for some it is the trial

There are many relations to appease or aggrieve
and many narrations to recount or bereave
For some it is the caring, for some it is the letch
For some it is the pursuit, for some it is the catch
For some it is the actor, for some it is the sketch

There are many inducements to dismiss or receive
and many enticements to expel or retrieve
For some it is the losses, for some it is the gain
For some it is the pleasure, for some it is the pain
For some it is the boodle, for some it is the bane

There are many persuasions to reject or believe
and many conversions to practice or upheave
For some it is the succor, for some it is the tie
For some it is the repose, for some it is the high
For some it is the virtue, for some it is the lie


Scheme AABBB AACCX AADDD AAEEE AAFFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1110010110101 010010101101 1111010111101 1111010111101 1111010111101 11101001111 0101110101 1111010111101 1111011111101 11110101111010 1110010101101 0101101101 1111010111101 1111001111101 1111010111101 1110010101101 010010101101 1111010111101 1111010111101 1111010111101 1110010101101 01001011011 1111010111101 1111001111101 1111010111101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,205
Words 255
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 192
Words per stanza (avg) 51
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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