Analysis of A Caterpillar Raised By Worms



What is a caterpillar to the worms?

Surrounded by many who judge.

Yet seeks to impress the worm that affirms.

What is a caterpillar to the worms?

Do the worms know he will grow from what he learns.

And will the neglected butterfly grow a grudge?

What is a caterpillar to the worms?

Surrounded by many who judge


Scheme A B a A x b A B
Poetic Form
Metre 110100101 01011011 1110101101 110100101 10111111111 01001010101 110100101 01011011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 317
Words 72
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 31
Words per stanza (avg) 7

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Throughout my life I have

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Written on April 01, 2022

Submitted by R.L.B on May 02, 2022

Modified on April 11, 2023

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