Analysis of Something Hard to Swallow
Adam’s apple stuck —
Meaty apple of discord…
Spare rib miscarriage!
| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Haiku Tercet |
| Metre | 10101 1010110 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 73 |
| Words | 11 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
How a mythological tale can become an enduring bone of contention.
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Written on January 08, 2022
Submitted by karlcfolkes on January 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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