Analysis of A Sweet Honey Bee Carries a Sting
A sweet honeybee is busy to cling
While pretty to see
it carries the sting
A cucumber tree is bitter to taste
While pretty to see
it entails the waste
A great jamboree is noisy to hear
While pretty to see
it destroys the ear
A gauche lingerie is potent to lust
While pretty to see
it lessens the trust
A spice potpourri is prosy to smell
While pretty to see
it creates the spell
A New Jersey tea is noxious to sip
While pretty to see
it unnerves the lip
| Scheme | aBa cBc dBd eBe fBf gBg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011011011 11011 11001 0100111011 11011 10101 01111011 11011 10101 011011011 11011 11001 01011111 11011 10101 0110111011 11011 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 436 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 30, 2023
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