Analysis of Peace Of Mind
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
To earn peace of mind.
Knowing it to have had not been given.
Is something no one can describe.
Or depict in pictures to explain.
To earn peace of mind,
After a lifetime that seems...
Challenged by one obstacle,
Followed by others more troublesome.
With a noticing them gone.
And one has moved on from them?
That to know it earned and not given?
Is a peace of mind,
Not to borrow or owe anyone for it.
Or the creating to make up excuses either!
| Scheme | Abxx Axxxxx baxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 1011111110 11011101 101010101 11111 100111 1011100 101101100 1010011 0111111 111110110 10111 111111011 1001011101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 431 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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