Analysis of Conch
A seashell was the greatest find
for an eight year old at the time.
A conch shell was the most prized sought
elusive more often than not.
But when it's found the finder gains
a worth much more than Mary Jane's
and bubblegum he could wish for
from any corner candy store.
Within its aperture is filled
with sounds of surf and sea that thrills
his mind when pressed against his ear
then shared among his childhood peers
this brightly colored spiral shell
where once a spineless mollusk dwelled.
Scheme | ABCDEEFFGHIJKL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110101 11111101 01110111 01011011 11110101 01111101 011111 11010101 01110011 11110111 11110111 1101111 11010101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 479 |
Words | 89 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 398 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 89 |
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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