Analysis of Cheetahs Tired at Sunset
The heat lets go
And Sun apologizes just a bit.
Running, such running
Did not materialize a kill
In earlier hours.
Too blasted quick
On those turns.
And warthogs had
And ugly tusks.
Nevertheless we are coasting
On wildebeest meat.
From two days back.
Lions walked away from
Most of their kill.
Piece of cake keeping
Away the wild dogs.
Vultures did not even try.
Sleep will be good.
Too tired even
To sample tonight’s stars.
| Scheme | X X A B X X X X X A X X X B A X X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (45%) Tetractys (35%) |
| Metre | 0111 010100101 10110 11010001 010010 1101 111 011 0101 0011110 111 1111 101011 1111 11110 01011 1011101 1111 11010 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 501 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 20 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
inspired by an image of cheetahs on the dusky veldt
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Written on December 01, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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