Analysis of Do Not Worry



Do not worry over trifles, though
to you they may seem great,
All your fretting will not help you,
or your troubles dissipate.

If your sky is dark and gloomy,
and the sun is hid from view,
Bravely smile and keep on smiling,
And your friends will smile with you.

Happiness is so contagious, and a
smile is never lost;
Then why worry over trifles, tho
your heart seems tempest tossed.

Therefore go on life's journey
with an optimistic smile,
See the world is good to live in,
and that living is worth while.


Scheme ABCB DCXC XEAE DFXF
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111010101 111111 11101111 111010 11111010 0011111 10101110 0111111 1001101000 11101 111010101 111101 111110 110101 10111110 0110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 499
Words 97
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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