Analysis of Cantankerous Calaboose
Ever wonder what your mind can do
Examining a crazy word or two
Contemplating the undeniable
Wandering, staring at the unreliable
Words appearing with little hesitation
Staring back with exaggerated expectation
A now mesmerizing moment in time
Expending energy on words that rhyme
Wasted moments you might question
Reframed to amuse with anticipation
So lets explore an open door
As we address what we abhor
Wasting time with little return
Wondering when is it “my” turn
To live my life without some pain
Energized and enthused in a new game
So, is this a teachable moment of thought
Holding one’s attention somewhat taut
Meant to leave you feeling omnipotent
As you consider this, as time, well spent
So, is this imagination run weirdly amok
Or an exemplifying piece of deliberate walk
An example of creativity sent with glee
To set another cantankerous calaboose free!
Scheme | AABBCC DDCC EEFFXX GGXX XXHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011111 0100010111 10000100 10010100100 1010110010 10110100010 011001001 101001111 10101110 110110010 11011101 1111101 10111001 10011111 11110111 100010011 11101001011 101010111 1111100100 1101011111 111001011001 1101001101001 101010100111 11010010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 857 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 6, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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