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 |
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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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