Analysis of OCTOPUS STEW
timothy michael gorski 1967 (New Jersey)
Under the sea, in the coral and sand,
Lives an octopus, with eight arms at hand.
He's clever and smart, the brain of the sea,
Solving puzzles and problems, just watch and see.
He's got three hearts, that's two more than you,
And he's got no bones, he's flexible too.
He can squeeze through tight spaces, a trick you might try,
But I wouldn't recommend it, you might get stuck and cry.
He changes his skin color to blend with his scene,
Camouflaged and hidden, a masterful scheme.
He can even regenerate, grow limbs anew,
It's a skill that we humans just can't do.
He's creative and sly, with an appetite so grand,
Eating crabs, shrimp, and fish, on demand.
And watch out, fellow octopus, he'll eat you too,
He's not picky at all, he's quite the foodie, it's true.
So if you're ever out swimming, and spot an octopus in view,
Don't be scared, say hello, he might just like you too,
In his next octopus stew.
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXCC AACC CCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001001001 111011111 1100101101 10100101101 111111111 0111111001 111111001111 1110011111101 110111011111 1001001001 11100101101 1011110111 101001111011 101101101 01110101111 1110111101011 111101100111001 111101111111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 911 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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A Poem from a series to inspire youth to appreciate nature.
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