Analysis of Selfish
There was a selfish man who had
A very selfish boy,
And everyone thought it was sad
That they did not enjoy
The giving and the sharing which
So many others do,
Because such kindness helps enrich
Their lives and others too.
The neighbors tried for many days,
But never could persuade
Those two to ever change their ways
Despite all efforts made.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 11010111 010101 0101111 111101 01000101 110101 01110101 110101 01011101 110101 11110111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 347 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Written on August 24, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 24, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 24, 2023
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