Analysis of (“work”) the march of the ants
(“WORK”) THE MARCH OF THE ANTS
“Work work work work work work”
the ants would sing as they marched
“Work work work work work work”
they do it until they were parched
“Work work work work work work”
always searching for plenty of food
“Work work work work work work”
never ever changing their blank mood
“Work work work work work work”
down in the dark tunnels they dig
“Work work work work work work”
night ‘n’ day, doesn’t matter how big
“Work work work work work work”
fighting intruders is in a day’s routine
“Work work work work work work”
and also stripping the bodies clean
“Work work work work work work”
the young are constantly tended to
“Work work work work work work”
so the cycle continues with the new
“Work work work work work work”
the ants would sing as they marched
“Work work work work work work”
they do it until they were parched
“Work work work work work work”
“Work work work work work work”
“Work work work work work work”
“Work work work work ………….
Scheme | x ABABAcAcAdAdAeAeAfAfABABAAAa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 111111 0111111 111111 11101101 111111 11011011 111111 101010111 111111 10011011 111111 11111011 111111 10010100101 111111 010100101 111111 011100101 111111 1010010101 111111 0111111 111111 11101101 111111 111111 111111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,026 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 374 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 91 |
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Submitted on May 17, 2016
Modified on April 16, 2023
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