Analysis of Aeroplanes
A genius who once did aspire
To invent an aerial flyer,
When asked, "Does it go?"
Replied, "I don't know;
I'm awaiting some damphule to try 'er."
| Scheme | ABCCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 01011101 101110010 11111 01111 101011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 141 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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