Analysis of Birds
Cuckoo-birds don't read the clock,
they just "call" the time.
Tardy-birds don't read the clock,
they just "miss" their prime.
Gallows-birds don't fly the coop,
they just "hang" around.
Dodo-birds don't fly the coop,
they just "stand" their ground.
Early-birds don't dine on curds,
they just "get" the worms.
Dolly-birds don't dine on curds,
they just "eat" their terms.
Hummingbirds don't know the words,
they just "hum" along.
Mockingbirds don't know the words,
they just "mock" their song.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EEEE EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111101 11101 1011101 11111 1011101 11101 1011101 11111 1011111 11101 1011111 11111 101101 11101 11101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 476 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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