Analysis of Skin Deep
"Beauty is as beauty does," a long-standing cliche,
whose truth becomes apparent in behavior on display.
When there is incongruence between looks and the heart
appearance loses favor and desires soon depart.
At first you feast with your eyes and even salivate
over the presentation, like victuals on a plate.
Then voraciously indulge to sate the appetite,
discerning whether the nurture is worth another bite.
Human body shape and size with finely sculptured face
are common yardstick measures with values rather base.
Mesmerizing attraction to the opposite sex
can become superficial and often will perplex.
Throngs of ravenous people are magnetically drawn
like moths to the burning flame until romance has gone.
An ideal combination that has long-term appeal
is comeliness, cogent mind and kindness that is real.
"Good looks are only skin deep," a depth that's quite enough,
to influence decisions you later may rebuff.
Many hasty choices made in the heat of passion
later on, "in light of day," you may need to refashion.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH II XG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101011001 11010100010101 1111011001 01010100010101 111111101010 10001011101 110111010 01010010110101 1010101110101 110110110101 100010101001 101010010101 11100101010001 1110101010111 101010111101 11101010111 1111011011101 1100010110101 1010101001110 101011111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,006 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 30, 2023
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