Analysis of Mishaps
I knew a man named Luke
Who thought he might rebuke
The wind for knocking off
His hat right when he coughed,
Before he could complain,
The sky was filled with rain,
So he began to swear
At clouds that didn't care.
Luke started walking home
But stepped on gooey foam.
He fell and said, "Of course!"
Then yelled 'till he was hoarse.
| Scheme | AAXX BBCC DDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 110111 111101 011101 111111 011101 011111 110111 111101 110101 111101 110111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 332 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
An unhappy day.
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Written on August 29, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 29, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 29, 2023
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