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 |
About this poem
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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