Analysis of Attracting A Mate
What traits and behavior drew you to a mate?
Was it hopes of a savior
or was it simply fate?
Bright feathers and twitter attract the female bird.
Big antlers and fast skitter
stand out in the deer herd.
Shapely form and honey attract the male robust.
Expensive cars and money
create hankering lust.
Profound satisfactions attract like luring bait.
Epigamic attractions
secure a lasting state.
What deeds and chemistry solidified your choice?
Was it great diversity
or was it common voice?
| Scheme | ABA CBC DED AXA FEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001011101 1111010 111101 11001001011 110011 110011 101010010101 0101010 011001 01010011101 1010 010101 11010001011 1110100 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 474 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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