Analysis of ALPHABETTING

Ray Eden 1959 (Hackney)



If you learn your ABC
You're set up to spell cab
And DEF will get you fed
Although that's rather drab

GHI will give you hig
But nothing much that's meant
And JKL will leave you with
A word you must invent

MNO will give you nom
Or mon if that's your thing
But PQR aren't wunderbar
For spelling anything

STU will give you sut
No meaning there at all
And WVX are consonants
So no words come to call

Y and Z are much the same
As anyone can see
And one might wonder why on earth
We learn our ABC.


Scheme ABCB ADXD XAXA CEXE XXXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111 111111 011111 11101 11111 110111 011111 011101 11111 111111 11101 11010 11111 110111 011100 111111 1011101 11011 01110111 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 509
Words 108
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

It's a poem I wrote after it was pointed out to me that the alphabet would still work, no matter what order the letters were presented in. It's a bit of nonsense, but it makes me smile.

Font size:
 

Written on October 18, 2021

Submitted by rayeden on December 27, 2021

Modified on April 19, 2023

33 sec read
11

Ray Eden

I have been writing poetry, prose and lyrics since my teens, and I'll be 63 in January. I live on The Isle of Sheppey in Kent, UK. more…

All Ray Eden poems | Ray Eden Books

0 fans

Discuss this Ray Eden poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "ALPHABETTING" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/116609/alphabetting>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    4
    days
    10
    hours
    22
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" is called a _______.
    A personification
    B hyperbole
    C metaphor
    D simile