Analysis of Roads
The road to perdition is a ghoulish affair.
It will swiftly land you in the devil's lair.
The road to full circle is a pointless affair.
It will make you dizzy while you end-up nowhere.
The road to paradise is a wondrous affair.
It will encompass you with profound love and care.
The road to idleness is a boring affair.
It will stupefy you to vegetate and stare.
The road to misery is a selfish affair.
It will dissipate you leaving only despair.
The road to salvation is an inside-affair.
It will illuminate till you become aware.
The road to happiness is a kindness affair.
It will lift your spirits for everything you share.
| Scheme | AA AA AA AA AA AA AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 0111101001 11101100101 011110101001 11111011111 01110101001 110101101101 011100101001 111111001 011100101001 11101101001 011010110101 110100110101 011100101001 11111011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 615 |
| Words | 114 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 17, 2023
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