Analysis of Can't Be Called



It can't be called a centipede if it has no feet.
It can't be called a sugar pie if it isn't sweet.
It can't be called a porcupine if it has no prick.
It can't be called a miracle if it is a trick.
It can't be called a mosquito if it doesn't bite.
It can't be called a jet aircraft if it is a kite.
It can't be called a crocodile if it has no jaws.
It can't be called a giftless eve if there's Santa Clause.
It can't be called an elephant if it has no trunk.
It can't be called a treasure trove if it's worthless junk.
It can't be called a cockatoo if it has no voice.
It can't be called a bumper-car if it's a Rolls Royce.
It can't be called a bumblebee if it has no sting.
It can't be called a silver bell if it doesn't ring.
It can't be called a moccasin if it doesn't swim.
It can't be called a litany if it's not a hymn.
It can't be called a kangaroo if it doesn't jump.
It can't be called a citadel if it's just a dump.
It can't be called an albatross if it doesn't fly.
It can't be called cerulean sea if there's no blue sky.


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 111101011111 1111010111101 111101011111 1111010011101 1111001011101 111101111101 111101011111 111101111101 1111110011111 1111010111101 111101011111 1111010111011 11110111111 1111010111101 1111010011101 1111010011101 111100111101 111101011101 111111011101 11111111111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,013
Words 217
Sentences 20
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 763
Words per stanza (avg) 217
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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