Analysis of Creature Talk



A cool cat is purring with a calming sound
Another cat is stirring with a soaring bound

A game bird is singing with a cheerful chirp
Another bird is winging with a common stirp

A huge pig is grunting with an oinking voice
Another pig is fronting with a muddy choice

A fink rat is squealing with a juicy truth
Another rat is wheeling with a loyal sleuth

A fresh fish is dipping with a tiny splash
Another fish is flipping with a vital stash

A watch dog is barking with a nasty threat
Another dog is marking with a coddled pet


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 01111010101 010111010101 01111010101 010111010101 0111101111 010111010101 01111010101 010111010101 01111010101 010111010101 01111010101 010111010101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 513
Words 102
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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