Analysis of PURR CHASE



For a distant queen ornate and lavish
Men were savaged
Worst… women ravaged
Children snatched amongst carnage
Quarry lands, prey lands, irreparable damage
'Freedom' now a hostage
Married to the ball and chain without marriage
Now apart to pass cell to any conveyed as baggage
What to lug gauge
Stamp brown pay per package
For ship meant tally on page
White envelopes at post stage


Scheme ABBCDCCDEDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101010 1010 11010 1010110 101110100010 101010 10101010110 10111111001110 1111 111110 1111011 110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 393
Words 68
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 311
Words per stanza (avg) 65
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Modified by Hubbsify on June 18, 2022

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