Analysis of Pet Peeves



When Shiloh Goes around the yard,
He always tries to smell
The ground that will soon be scarred
By holes he digs so well.

He looks for moles and anything
That he thinks he can find.
I'm glad he never tries to bring
The stuff he leaves behind.

He also barks at neighbors though
He's seen them many times.
He sees them come and sees them go.
They're glad that he's confined!

He is a good dog after all.
I'm glad he lives with us;
Although sometimes when he is called,
He's late but makes no fuss.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EXED XFXF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 11010101 11111 0111111 111111 1111010 111111 11110111 011101 11011101 111101 11110111 111101 11011101 111111 1011111 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 497
Words 110
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Written on August 18, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 18, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 18, 2023

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