Analysis of As Is To Know
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
If it had not been for tomorrows.
There would be no todays.
To awaken at dawn.
Awaiting the Sun to witness and see rise,
Higher to brighten the sky upon the horizon.
If it had not been for history,
There could be no future made.
To welcome that comes done to view.
Although...
Living in the midst of continued conflicts.
With a permitted soliciting,
Of division, racism and hatred to commit.
Humanity could not forever exist like this.
To experience life lived as is to know.
Or...
Those tomorrows to leave any yesterdays,
Heard to hear it said...
How today and more to come,
Has a future to welcome for everyone!
| Scheme | XAXXB XXXCXXXXC XAXXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 111101 101011 01001110011 1011001010010 111111100 1111101 11011111 1 10001101001 100100100 101010010101 0100110100111 10100111111 1 101111010 11111 1010111 1010110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 618 |
| Words | 133 |
| Sentences | 15 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 9, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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