Analysis of Mobile Inspection Station
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
It’s time for a little bit of self-inspection
To find out what’s going on
Is there a need for some major correction?
Before I can keep moving on
I see that my tread on the road’s wearing thin
So, I’ll have to stop soon to fix it
I can see that I’m gonna need a new set of skins
The old and the new I can’t mix it
I can tell the weight that I’m bearing is too much
If I don’t lose some I’ll be in trouble
I need a strong hand with a gentle touch
So, my trip won’t be turned into rubble
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111010111010 1110101 11011110010 01111101 11111101101 111111111 1111110101111 010011111 111011110111 1111111010 1101110101 1111110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 506 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Written on July 18, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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