Analysis of Rats
Up in the attic lifeless they lay
The poor things had short lives
Now they are still, now and everyday
As seasons come and go they start dropping by fives
From the frigid winters to blazing summers
Untouched as they rest for this long, long time
Unfortunate? Yes indeed, but just
Don’t worry they lived their prime
| Scheme | ABACDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100101011 011111 111110101 110101111011 10101011010 0111111111 010010111 1101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 253 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
About this poem
Deceased rats
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Written on April 27, 2022
Submitted by MBruni on May 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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