Analysis of Down Ups



It’s a good football drill
that will toughen you up.
And with computers you swipe,
Finish this substance with a stance
and later dance.


Scheme ABCDD
Poetic Form Cinquain  (40%)
Metre 10111 111011 0101011 10110101 0101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 134
Words 24
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 108
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on October 11, 2021

Submitted on October 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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