Analysis of Rob
Roberto Suárez Torres 1983 (New York)
there once was a man named Rob,(named Rob)
who liked not to be called Bob, (called Bob)
no wife, nor any kid
he had (heaven forbid),
so when sad alone he sobs. (he sobs)
| Scheme | AABBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 111011111 111111111 111101 111001 111011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 169 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Written on April 21, 2022
Submitted by robertrad2021 on April 21, 2022
Modified by robertrad2021 on April 24, 2022
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