Analysis of Poor Baby
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The fig tree ripens; gives its fruit
The grapevine gives its fragrance
The precious treasure now is loot
That she can give to vagrants
They take the treasure; eat the fruit
And then they burn the tree
Because the fruit had lost its flavor!
And now she’s leaving me?
| Scheme | AXAX ABX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111111 011110 01010111 1111110 11010101 011101 010111110 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 269 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Written on March 30, 2022
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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