Analysis of He Didn't Laugh Or Weep



Rattled by commotions he didn't rest or sleep.
Tossed about by oceans he didn't skulk or creep.
Muddled by emotions he didn't laugh or weep.

Rattled, tossed and muddled; bowed, bent and huddled
he curled up and cuddled.

Daunted by free-living he didn't cluck or beep.
Churned about by sieving he didn't gush or seep.
Sated by Thanksgiving he didn't hunt or sweep.

Daunted, churned and sated; scorned, stilled and hated
he sat down and waited.

Honored by occasions he didn't gain or reap.
Ranked about by stations he didn't stack or heap.
Labeled by persuasions he didn't hold or keep.

Honored, ranked and labeled; shelved, stashed and tabled
he told lies and fabled.

Startled by disclosures he didn't run or leap.
Tracked about by posers he didn't spy or peep.
Baffled by exposures he didn't chide or sneap.

Startled, tracked and baffled, mugged, filched and snaffled
he cast lots and raffled.


Scheme AAA BB AAA CC AAA BB AAA BB
Poetic Form
Metre 1011110111 101110110111 101010110111 10101011010 111010 101110110111 101110110111 10110110111 10101011010 111010 101010110111 101110110111 101010110111 10101011010 111010 101010110111 10111110111 101010110111 1010101101 11101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 874
Words 152
Sentences 16
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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