Analysis of Surplus
Jerry Wayne Lawrence, Jr. 1978 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Pause, Plus Plush. Cruise.
Increase Crisis.
Surplus.
Walrus Oasis.
Stasis Statements.
Surplus.
Us.
Cuss, Refuse, Enormous.
Arts: Sorts Darts.
Rains. Hearts.
Cuss Puss.
Spontaneous Drains. Dreamrains.
Screams.
Steam's Terms. Germs.
Worms Warps Wormholes.
Skills Sequence Mindstates.
Instigates Fights Nights. Sights Mights.
Discus. Discuss, Surplus.
Surplus.
Scheme | abBcdBbbeefaghaaabB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 0110 10 10010 110 10 1 101010 111 11 11 010011 1 111 111 1101 101111 100110 10 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 357 |
Words | 63 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 2 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 282 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Written on February 25, 2022
Submitted by jerrywlawrence2666 on February 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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