Analysis of Borborygmus
City gangs,
hunger pangs
and wild harangues
can crash an omnibus.
Sugar cakes,
stomach aches
and big earthquakes
can cause borborygmus.
Army brass,
bloating gas
and breaking glass
can produce a nonplus.
Ball fumble,
belly rumble
and dance stumble
can cause borborygmus.
| Scheme | aaaxbbbA cccadddA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 101 0101 111100 101 101 011 111 101 101 0101 10101 110 1010 0110 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 254 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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