Analysis of A Young-un and His Mom



When I was just a little boy,
My Momma said to me,
"Why don't you spend time with a toy
Instead of poetry?"

I looked at her and I replied,
"My poetry can't be denied.
If I don't put my words in verse,
I'll fade in a poetic curse!"

My Momma listened carefully
And then i heard her say,
"My boy it now occurs to me
You've lost your mind today."

Yet, here I write these words tonight.
I must write down these words you've found.


Scheme ABAB CCDD BEBE XX
Poetic Form
Metre 11110101 110111 11111101 011100 11100101 11001101 11111101 11000101 11010100 011101 11110111 111101 11111101 11111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 428
Words 99
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Silliness in fiction.

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Written on September 06, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 06, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on September 06, 2023

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