Analysis of Unsuspecting
Jean Toomer 1894 (Washington, D.C.) – 1967 (Doylestown)
There is a natty kind of mind
That slicks its thoughts,
Culls its oughts,
Trims its views,
Prunes its trues,
And never suspects it is a rind.
| Scheme | ABBCBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 1111 111 111 111 010011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 144 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 04, 2023
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