Analysis of No Prophecy of Doom
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
You really should not be resigned
To blame all things on fate,
Especially if you feel maligned
Which won't help you think straight!
Do not believe "The fallacy
Of well laid plans" and please
Don't think if "Murphy's Law" will ease
The bad times that you see.
You must believe you have control
Of some things day to day,
And that your life and very soul
Are things for which to pray!
| Scheme | ABAB CDDC EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011101 111111 01011101 111111 11010100 111101 11110111 011111 11011101 111111 01110101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 386 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Don't let life "just happen"!
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Written on January 09, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 09, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 09, 2024
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