Analysis of Fish Don't Wear A Bathing Suit



Fish don't wear a bathing suit.
They simply skinny-dip.
Fish don't blow a fipple flute. They simply let it rip.

Cats don't wear a fake-fur-coat.
They simply don their own.
Cats don't want to rock the boat. They simply make it known.

Birds don't wear a wedding ring.
They simply colocate.
Birds don't act a ding-a-ling. They simply play it straight.

Cows don't wear an apron bib.
They simply chew the cud.
Cows don't choose to be roast rib. They simply call it mud.

Snakes don't wear a caution sign.
They simply lightning strike.
Snakes don't ever walk the line. They simply slink it like.

Dogs don't wear a silly grin.
They simply wag their tail.
Dogs don't bow a violin. They simply let it wail.


Scheme ABB XCC XAX XAX XDD XEE
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 110101 1110101110111 1110111 110111 1111101110111 1110101 1101 1110101110111 1111101 110101 1111111110111 1110101 110101 1110101110111 1110101 110111 1110001110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 679
Words 126
Sentences 24
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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