Analysis of Pelicans
On the ground, pelicans are ugly
But on the water, they are lovely
They fly so low their wings almost touch
I guess that's why I love them so much
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Balliol rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 101100110 110101110 11111111 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 146 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
I live on the Rio Hardy in Mexico. Not only here, but before when I lived in Florida I loved to watch the pelicans.
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Written on June 07, 2022
Submitted by davidg.37672 on June 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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