Analysis of DRAGONS
You can't just bag a dragon
For they're fire breathing beasts
If you're not watchful with your wits
You just might make a feast
For dragons love to chew on bones
Once owned by witless fools
They non-nom-nom with great aplomb
And they're sometimes known to drool
A knight is quite a sight to see
If they are on a quest
For after mellow bellowing
A knight's flesh tastes the best
Elves and sprites are both alright
As quick burnt weenie snacks
And with some rice you know they're twice
As nice as mice and rats
Snails still fail to thrill the tongues
Of dragons who like sport
One only has to stretch and yawn
And twenty snails get caught
While seagulls tend to peck and squawk
They make a dreadful racket
And if you buy black market gulls
You know they'll cost a packet
Bats are bad and as mad as hell
If e'er they're dragon snagged
They spit an spray as is their way
And they taste like old tea bags
So keep your wits about you well
And watch behind your back
For if you fail to do these things
You'll be a dragon snack.
Scheme | XXXX XXXX XAXA XXXX XXXX XXXX BXXX BCXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 1111010 1110101 11110111 111101 11011111 111101 11111101 0101111 01110111 111101 11010100 011101 101111 11111 01111111 111101 1111101 110111 11011101 010111 1111101 1101010 01111101 1111010 11101111 1101101 11111111 0111111 11110111 010111 11111111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,036 |
Words | 207 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Who knows where this stuff comes from? I sit down, fire up the mighty Mac and out it pours.
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Written on August 16, 2021
Submitted by rayeden on December 26, 2021
Modified on April 19, 2023
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