Analysis of Bringing Up The Caboose
Build the engine on the track
hooking cars up without any slack
moving forward sometimes back
clickity-clickity-clack
horns that whistle
engine force like a missile
tide to a coupling connector
full power tonnage respect her
gradual motion momentum
hooking up cars they rent them
brushes wiping off pennies
kids put on in the plenty's
stay away from the dangerous track
you almost gave the driver a heart attack
migrating job of solitude
meandering positive attitude
E ticket ride of force
rails laid down set the course
an occasional moose on the loose
as I'm bringing up the caboose
Scheme | AAAABBCCDEFFAAGGHHII |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1010101 101101101 1010011 111 1110 1011010 11010010 11010010 10010010 1011111 1010110 111001 101101001 1110100101 101110 010010010 110111 111101 101001101 11101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 584 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 483 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 98 |
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