Analysis of I am a jest



I am a jest
I do not lie
I can't harm
Even a fly
I whimper,I my
I whisper,I try
Tip me a dice
I am wise!


Scheme ABCBBBDE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 1111 111 1001 111 111 1101 111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 97
Words 29
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 9
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted by seaside on May 30, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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