Analysis of Mismatched Socks
In laundry piles and under the bed,
A common tale that's often said.
Lost socks vanish, where do they roam?
Leaving their partners all alone.
Do they slip behind the dryer's drum,
Or stick to clothes until they're done?
Perhaps they're exploring places new,
A sock adventure, a different view.
Two goes in, but only one comes out,
Leaving us puzzled, with a silent shout.
Did the dryer eat you? Did you take flight?
Oh, lost socks, where's your hiding site?
Behind the couch, beneath the bed,
In the laundry room, where you fled?
A solo sock, you dance alone,
Your partner's absence clearly shown.
Scheme | AAXB XXCC DDEE AABB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 010101001 01011101 11101111 10110101 11101011 11110111 011010101 0101001001 110110111 1011010101 1010111111 11111101 01010101 00101111 0111101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 600 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written about the mystery of vanishing socks
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