Analysis of Child Thievery
Acquisitive desire:
Around me values materialistic.
Acquisition seems realistic.
Ignorance of ownership:
"You are a thief," the accusation.
"What's found is mine," the proclamation.
Bravado:
Outwit the owner: sporting intrigue.
For such bravado, praise from the clique.
Symbolic value:
The world turned cold and vitriolic.
Recaptured love through things symbolic.
| Scheme | XAA XBB XXX XAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0100010 0111000010 0101010 100110 11010010 11110010 010 10101001 110101101 01010 01110010 010111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 352 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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