Analysis of Sticks
Lessons taught in arithmetic
Learned listening to a tune
An instrument of discipline
The infamous "hickory stick"
Completing projects has no trick
Check twice before you cut
An instrument for measuring
The best tool is a "yardstick"
A facial place to kiss and lick
Painted in countless shades
An instrument that's cosmetic
The color tubes named "lipstick"
Liquid flavors frozen till thick
Are tasted with delight
An instrument to hold the cold
The hand held "popsickle-stick"
Seeking directions straight and quick
Come forth twisted and turned
An instrument circuitous
The man points a "crooked stick"
| Scheme | ABCAADEAAFAAAGHAAIJA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1010010 1100101 11001100 01001001 01010111 110111 11001100 011101 01011101 100101 11001010 010111 10101011 110101 11001101 01111 10010101 111001 11000100 0110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 582 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 495 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 95 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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