Analysis of Jack Of All Trades
You did what a true father should
Though you didn't get any pay.
You would do anything you could
To get my car started that day.
I was working the graveyard shift.
The days that my car wouldn't start,
You would use your God-given gift
By using your hands, soul, and heart.
Whatever it was like outside
Hot, very cold, sleet, snow, or rain.
When I left you would always hide
What was in your eyes which was pain.
All those times you worked on my car,
Whenever I was with you dad,
Deep within they're truly by far
The best times that we ever had.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH |
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Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 11101101 11101101 1111011 11111011 1110011 01111101 11111101 11011101 1011111 11011111 1111111 11011111 11111111 01011111 10111011 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 548 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
My dad USN (United States Navy) Crew Chief Master Mechanic
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