Analysis of Thinking Again

James E. Spurgeon Jr. 1986 (New Jersey)



Be straight to the point of the pen
If not, what's the point in writing
Sometimes I take a look again and wonder what I'm in
Bones be too dry for lotion
But that ain't me, that's them
Speak life and love, given from Him


Scheme ABCDEF
Poetic Form
Metre 11101101 11101010 01110101010110 1111110 111111 11011011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 214
Words 45
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 168
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Written on February 05, 2020

Submitted by EhyehAsherEhyeh on October 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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