Analysis of Gatemouth Brown Chugging (on harmonica)
Skipping lightly, gloriously
On a G harp.
Through all that Plantation
Suffering, stamina and joy
That history cannot destroy,
re-write or lessen.
That other races cannot
Even begin to copy.
So help me God.
NOW HIT IT.
y’all clap along, friends.
| Scheme | A X B C C B X A X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10101000 1011 11110 10010001 11001001 11110 1101010 1001110 1111 111 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 272 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Written on January 24, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 24, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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