Analysis of Gastrostomy



Is propensity
A precursor
To profligacy?

Extended stomachs
Bursting belts
Yet jovial indifference;

Can dietetic didaction
Dissuade bodily denigration?

Jostling jovials,
Bouncing bellies,
Hindered hearts,
Altered arteries,
e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e!


Scheme AXA BXX CC BDXDA
Poetic Form
Metre 10100 0010 1100 01010 101 11000100 10101 011001 1001 1010 101 10100 1111111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 230
Words 28
Sentences 3
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 2, 5
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Douglas Noel

Douglas is a published poet who have been accorded several awards for his poetry. He is a former teacher of 40 years the last 13 of which focused on teaching middle school children to write especially using various poetic forms. more…

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