Analysis of apple boy

Kilroy Jenkins 1978 (New York) – 2018 (Dublin)



apple boy
 eating in the apple land
eating with his apple hand
but
       he's all alone


Scheme ABBCD
Poetic Form Cinquain  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101 1000101 1011101 1 1101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 91
Words 19
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 64
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Kilroy Jenkins

One of the most influential poets of the late 20th century, Kilroy Jenkins captured the public's eye with his staunch criticisms of society and ability to seamlessly weave words together. Unfortunately, he contracted Scurvy in 2018 and died soon after. more…

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