Analysis of Sheep, Wolf, or Sheepdog?
Sometimes I'm like a lowly sheep
Just going here and there,
To find my food and go to sleep
Although, I don't know where!
Sometimes I'm like a wolf in search
Of unsuspecting prey.
My speed and sense of smell won't smirch
My predetermined way.
I'm also like a sheepdog who
Is brave enough to fight
The wolves who often try to do
Some harm to those in sight!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 01110101 110101 11110111 11111 01110101 10101 11011111 10101 1101011 110111 01110111 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on April 21, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on April 21, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on April 21, 2024
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