Analysis of The Gecko
Leon Gellert 1892 (Australia) – 1977
The Gecko lying on his stone
Is always very much alone,
Nor is the reason hard to trace
By those who've seen its form and face
It's hard to realise a mite
Can be so venomous a sight,
Or in its little frame compress
Such concentrated ugliness.
Now wonder other creatures fly
Each time a Gecko ambles by.
No wonder that its chosen mate
Recoils from the connubial state.
Yet underneath its skin, we're told,
There beats a heart of purest gold.
Its children do not know neglect;
It treats its mother with respect.
It never, ever beats its wife,
And lives a most unblemished life.
Its aspect is its sole defence
Against the world's malevolence.
So when you see a Gecko stay
Uncharitable thoughts and say:-
'The gruesome are not always gross-
even a reptile bears its cross!'
Scheme | AABBCCDEFFGGHHIIJJKBLLMN |
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Metre | 01010111 1110101 11010111 11011101 111101 11110001 10110110 1100100 11010101 11010101 11011101 011011 1011111 11011101 11011101 11110101 11010111 01010101 1111101 01011 11110101 1101 0101111 10010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 777 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 24 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 607 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 139 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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