Analysis of Ode to the Turkey
Oh thee! Of feathered frock
Bird of paradise – thee are not
For you wobble when you walk
And gobble – gobble - while you talk
Oh thee! Of stubby legs
Neck hanging in a bag
Of skin that sags and sags
How can you face another day?
Oh thee! With girth rotund
With wings of nearly none
Your flight is but a funny run
Some chase you just for fun
Oh thee! Of feathered frock
Bird of paradise - thee are not
As you lie on chopping block
Ending up in cooking pot.
But come Thanksgiving Day-
Everyone will gladly say
You are by far - the finest bird
That God has ever made.
Scheme | Abcc xxxd xeee Abab ddxx |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (45%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 111101 1110111 1110111 01010111 111101 110001 111101 11110101 111101 111101 11110101 111111 111101 1110111 1111101 1010101 11101 101101 11110101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 551 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on June 14, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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