Analysis of Compromise

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



No one should always get their way;
It isn't fair to those
Who have some hope and plans each day,
Which is the way life goes.

Life always needs some give and take
Where all may have a turn
To push ahead and not forsake
The lessons all must learn.

So, learn the "art of compromise",
A skill that's fair to all,
If we show that we can be wise
In ways that might seem small.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Quatrain 
Metre 1111111 110111 11110111 110111 1111101 111101 11010101 010111 1101110 011111 11111111 011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 373
Words 84
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 25

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Written on February 04, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 04, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on February 04, 2024

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