Analysis of Like a Bull in a china shop
Royston 1946 (Reading)
Like a Bull in a china shop he crashed through
testosterone raging frightening you.
Why can't he just woo and gently wine and dine
building the relationship, taking his time?
No, he had to rush, doing it his way
threatening your friendship, spoiling the day.
Alas, something lovely that might have been
did not come to pass and will never be seen.
God, of loving relationships You took time.
to win the love of this poor heart of mine.
For you were so gentle, biding your time
waiting to show to me Your love divine.
| Scheme | AABC DDXX CBCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 10100101111 10101001 11111010101 1000101011 1111110111 1001101001 0110101111 11111011011 1110010111 1101111111 1101101011 1011111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 505 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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