Analysis of Oh you Pretty Things.
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
My child you run like a herd in spring
Your legs spinning; your trainers bling
You last as long as a marathon runner
Or slow, taking time in case you blunder
Coins toss up as to who mans the bars
Outside cigarettes adorn the jars
Your bodies young; strong like stars
They climb and pull, manning the ropes
Your muscles row, as your legs grow.
| Scheme | AABBCCCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 111110101 11101101 1111101010 1110101110 111111101 11010101 1101111 11011001 11011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 334 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Written on September 30, 2021
Submitted by heathert.34240 on September 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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