Analysis of Eyes Of Dogs



Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see jollity.
Festivity and joyfulness are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see honesty.
Integrity and truthfulness are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see decency.
Docility and compliance are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see empathy.
Affinity and indulgence are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see company.
Affability and friendship are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see probity.
Civility and deference are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see charity.
Generosity and kindness are their true pedigree.
Look into the eyes of dogs and you'll see loyalty.
Fidelity and allegiance are their true pedigree.


Scheme ABABBBBBBBABABAB
Poetic Form
Metre 10101110111 010001111100 1010111011100 01000100111100 1010111011100 01000010111100 1010111011100 01000010111100 1010111011100 1010111100 1010111011100 01000100111100 1010111011100 0100010111100 1010111011100 01000010111100
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 789
Words 136
Sentences 16
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 40
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 645
Words per stanza (avg) 136
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 16, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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