Analysis of Posture



Somehow in my adult years I
Began to slouch without
Awareness that would help me try
To figure that thing out.

While in the Air Force I was told,
"Roll both your shoulders back."
But maybe I was much too bold
To change and I lost track

Of what he tried to help me do.
And so through many years,
I learned what damage did come true;
Too late for all but tears.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 1010111 011101 01011111 110111 10011111 111101 11011111 110111 11111111 011101 11110111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 362
Words 81
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Learning the hard way

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Written on April 27, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on April 27, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on April 27, 2024

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