Analysis of Horse Sense 1
"Horse sense" is rather uncommon,
where sound, prudent judgment is shown.
It should not require a shaman
to divine what's already known.
"Horse around" is foolish conduct
with push, shove and joke on display.
Insincere deportment won't construct
foundations for further assay.
"Horse leading" to water is easy,
but difficult to make it drink.
Students and learning may seem breezy,
but knowledge can not make them think.
Scheme | ABAB CXCD DEDE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 11110010 11101011 11110010 10110101 10111001 11101101 01010101 01011010 110110110 11001111 100101110 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 409 |
Words | 67 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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