Analysis of California Quail
Flushing up in a twittering whirr
In the scrubland to admire
The California quail walks proud
A majestic bird, there is no doubt
With its black forward-tilted head plume
Hopefully no cat will loom
The brown flanks, streaked white
At days, not visible at night
In gardens they become quite tame
If not, house cats are to blame
The coveys count more than ten
Naturally without any pen
These little birds are cute and plump
Their nest looks like a lump
In leaves and grass the egg to lie
Hopefully they will never die
Scheme | AABCDDEEFFGGHHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010011 001101 0010111 001011111 111101011 1001111 01111 11110011 01010111 1111111 011111 100001101 11011101 111101 01010111 10011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 499 |
Words | 94 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 416 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 94 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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