Analysis of College Test
Zealous as I was
I tried not to hurry
like a mouse
scampering for a bit of cheese
I tried not to worry
Staring at the clock on the wall
I tried not to sweat
but the revolving second hand
became my obsessive call
I filled in the blanks
as quick as I could
but I did not answer
the way some would
My time was running out
I could hear people in the
hall starting to shout
I bared down on the pencil
one more time
to try and complete this
college algebra test
I am not sure what I achieved
but I know I did my best
and now I am relieved
so, it’s time to rest
| Scheme | XAXXA BXXB XCXC DXDXX XEFEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111 111110 101 10010111 111110 10101101 11111 10010101 0110101 11001 11111 111110 0111 111101 1111000 11011 1111010 111 110011 101001 11111101 1111111 011101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 560 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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A poem I am sure a lot have experienced taking a college Algebra test that is timed.
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