Analysis of Angels With Whiskers



Angels with whiskers, a tail and four paws,
are conduits of pure love
without human flaws.
No harbored grudges; nothing to forgive.
No spurious intention.
Just live and let live.
No pompous ego; nothing to forgive.
No snobbish condescension.
Just live and let live.
No vengeful scheming; nothing to forgive.
No specious retribution.
Just live and let live.
No bogus charades; nothing to forgive.
No conjured imitation.
Just live and let live.
Angels with whiskers, a tail and four paws,
are marvelous examples
worthy of our awes.


Scheme AbacdEcdEcdEcdEAfa
Poetic Form
Metre 1011001011 1100111 01101 1101010101 1100010 11011 1101010101 110010 11011 1101010101 110010 11011 1100110101 110010 11011 1011001011 1100010 101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 512
Words 87
Sentences 15
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 421
Words per stanza (avg) 87
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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