Analysis of Just A Fling
We fear the loss of what we love:
person, place or thing.
We simply toss or give a shove
when it's just a fling.
We must protect the beautiful:
person, place or thing.
We soon neglect the dutiful
when it's just a fling.
We hold on tight to a treasure:
person, place or thing.
We travel light in lean pleasure
when it's just a fling.
We fight a war for prized ideals:
person, place or thing.
We close the door without appeals
when it's just a fling.
| Scheme | aBaB cBcB dBdB eBeB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011111 10111 11011101 11101 11010100 10111 11010100 11101 11111010 10111 11010110 11101 11011101 10111 11010101 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 433 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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