Analysis of Left To Guess
She wore her most alluring smile and quickly turned aside.
There was nothing left to guile
and men would take a slide.
She faked her most innocent face and defied any glance.
There was nothing left to trace
and men would take a chance.
She strode her most enticing gait and teetered on the edge.
There was nothing left to fate
and men would take a pledge.
She formed her most erotic pose and flouted every rule.
There was nothing left to close
and men would take a fool.
She wore her most revealing dress and used it as a snare.
There was nothing left to guess
and men would take a stare.
| Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DXD EXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101010101 1110111 011101 11011001001101 1110111 011101 11010101010101 1110111 011101 110101010101001 1110111 011101 11010101011101 1110111 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 574 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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