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 |
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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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