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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Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance. more…

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