Analysis of Lemon People
Sour people are like lemons-
Who you try to come to see,
They spew vitriol in your face,
Then ask you in for tea.
| Scheme | X A X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101110 1111111 11100011 111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 116 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 22 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
This is just a short poem about arriving to a family member’s house who is of the “sour” sort of personality that doesn’t want to admit they are glad to see you.
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