Analysis of Eater Beater
Never eat an alley cat
Little hares are game
Never eat a galley rat
Little snares are lame
Never eat a germy fly
Dirty birds are game
Never eat a wormy pie
Dirty words are lame
Never eat a jelly-fish
Crusty snails are game
Never eat a silly dish
Crusty tales are lame
Never eat a fiery ant
Killer bees are game
Never eat a miry plant
Killer fees are lame
Never eat a hallow dog
Sacred cows are game
Never eat a tallow hog
Sacred vows are lame
| Scheme | ABAB CBCB DBDB EBEB XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1011101 10111 1010101 10111 101011 10111 101011 10111 1010101 10111 1010101 10111 10101001 10111 101011 10111 1010101 10111 1010101 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 423 |
| Words | 89 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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