Analysis of Mr. Good and Mrs. Mean



Mr. Good and Mrs. Mean
Decided to go to a party.
Compliments on the event by Mr. Good
Snide remarks from Mrs. Mean
"You don't know anything," she exhorted
"Maybe I don't," Mr. Good said,
"But I sure enjoy helping people, caring and giving."
"Poppycock," rattled Mrs. Mean,
"Why help? They don't deserve it."
Soon a little girl came with auburn hair, ponytails
and a great big smile.
"Would you like some cookies?" she asked
as she held the plate graciously.
"Oh, thank you, yes," Mr. Good retorted.
"Go away little girl," Mrs. Mean said
In an unfriendly manner and turned away.

And so they lived unhappily ever after.


Scheme ABXACDXAXXXXBCDX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 10111010 10010011101 1011101 111101010 10111011 11101101010010 1010101 1111011 10101111011 00111 11111011 11101100 1111101010 1011011011 01010100101 011101001010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 627
Words 132
Sentences 19
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 16, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 231
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted by arthurweil on November 22, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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