Analysis of Squirrels

Benjamin Caudill 2008 (Greenvillle)



Little squirrel in the tree
high as it can be.

Hawks fly the go see.
Dogs bark at the tree.
Does this squirrel have a degree?

Nuts think this squirrel is an abomination.
Will the abomination get out of this situation?


Scheme AA AAA BB
Poetic Form
Metre 1010001 11111 11011 11101 11101001 11110110010 1000101111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 219
Words 48
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 3, 2
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Written on November 09, 2021

Submitted on November 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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