Analysis of A Protest and a Protest
John Shaw Neilson 1872 (Penola, South Australia) – 1942 (Melbourne, Victoria)
A certain old maid at Port Victor
had many strange pets to afflict her,
her Kangaroos fought
with the emu's she caught
and when she protested, they kicked her
| Scheme | AABCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 010111110 110111010 0011 10111 011010110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 166 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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