Analysis of Big Red Wagon
Driving a muscled truck, once dreamed of as a boy:
half-ton, short-bed pick-up,
the "big red wagon" toy.
The powerful engine hauling what's on the books:
side-step with flare fenders,
a beauty... and she cooks.
Sitting high and mighty, looking past every car:
ruling over traffic
like emperor or czar.
No other vehicle can take so much command:
for versatility
the truck is in demand.
More than a mere work-horse, play and tasks side-by-side,
a constant companion
giving an owner pride.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 100101111101 111111 011101 010010101101 111110 010011 1010101011001 101010 110011 110100111101 10100 011001 110111101111 010010 101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 472 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 10, 2023
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