Analysis of Two Enemies, A Candle, And A Taxi



Once upon a time there twas a candle

Which would soon cause such a battle

Between two quite merry fellows

And damage two perfectly good egos

It all started on the long taxi ride

Where the two men sat side by side

A flaming candle dwelt in between

Then one said, “It smells like sunscreen”

The other sniffed the candle, in doubt

And said, “Surely, it smells like a sprout”

The first shook his head, saying “No, no”

He sniffed again, “It smells like a cup of Joe”

The second man glared daggers at the stranger

And retarded, “No! The smell is much plainer”

“As if” the first said, “You have terrible smell!”

The other gasped, “My nose is just swell!”

The first fellow picked up the dreadful candle

He took a large sniff, “It smells like cattle”

The second lad laughed, “What a terrible scent!”

“I would say that it’s your nose that is spent!”

Then the taxi driver said, “The label says, ‘Seashell”

Both men said to the driver, “What a terrible smell!”

At last, the two chaps shared the same opinion

And from thence on, could be called companions!


Scheme A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H A A I I H H X X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111010 11111010 01111010 0101100110 1110101101 10111111 010101001 11111101 010101001 011011101 011111011 11011110111 01011101010 00101011110 11011111001 010111111 01101101010 1101111110 01011101001 1111111111 101010101011 1111010101001 11011101010 0111111010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,162
Words 253
Sentences 8
Stanzas 24
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 33
Words per stanza (avg) 8

About this poem

This poem hast been written because the best medicine truly is a good humorous poem. Also, because it twas a challenge given, that I just couldn't decline, for I am no quitter

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Written on June 10, 2023

Submitted by mariasteuben on January 05, 2024

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Elizabeth Steubjen

Ah! A bio of the life I have lived. I could never put all my interesting and strange encounters here. But I can say I grew up in a small insignificant town, located in the heat of the south; this is where I still dwell to this day. I sit in my forest of trees and wild bears writing poetry whilst running for my life (I find adrenaline does pique my creativity, and inspires me in the strangest ways!) more…

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