Analysis of Good Old Days



The "good old days"
are present now
as the days of dispensation.
Be grateful for
the clemency
as an unearned compensation.

The "good old days"
are as recent
as the days before disaster.
Be pleased about
the instant good
as a dexterous passed master.

The "good old days"
are still to come
as the days of future review.
Be content with
the foundation
as a potential meant for you.


Scheme Axbxxb Axcxxc Axdxbd
Poetic Form
Metre 0111 1101 1011010 1101 0100 1101010 0111 1110 10101010 1101 0101 101110 0111 1111 1011101 1101 0010 10010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 361
Words 69
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on April 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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