Analysis of Dachshund



The house that was one tidy now has
paw prints on the floor.
The lounge looks like
a bomb site and there's
teeth marks on the door.
But every night when
I relax in front of the tv
Its great to know
my best friend
is right there besides me


Scheme ABCDBEFGHF
Poetic Form Etheree  (50%)
Tetractys  (40%)
Metre 011111011 11101 0111 01101 11101 110011 101011011 1111 111 111011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 241
Words 55
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 186
Words per stanza (avg) 50

About this poem

This poem is for my crazy little dachshund.

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Written on March 31, 2022

Submitted by Katieqbuck on March 31, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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