Analysis of Jabberjaws and Fiddlesticks



Slap happy taffyman sitting in a frying pan
Walking down the street banging on a trash can.
Tripping on a trip laughing at the real thing, talking up a
Storm, tapping to the phone ring. I've a got a box full of
Happy and I'm breaking bad news, laughing at the birdies and
Backtrail blues. Candycanes and magic tricks,
Jabberjaws and fiddlesticks,
Man with many faces take your pick.
Crusty clear crayons writing on
Windowpane, stacking, hardpacking, whacking
On a weathervane. Ziggzagging tally wacking
Busting up a snapdragon, jumping while I fall
Bouncing off the bandwagon. Doing what I'm
Doing just to hear the buzz. Pushing red
Buttons just to see what it does.
Candycane and magic tricks,
Jabberjaws and fiddlesticks,
Man with many faces take your pick.


Scheme aabcdeEFghfijkleEF
Poetic Form
Metre 11011000101 10101101011 101011010111010 11010111010111 100110111010100 1110101 101 111010111 1011101 1010110 1011101 10101010111 1010101011 1011101101 10111111 10101 101 111010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 742
Words 128
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 609
Words per stanza (avg) 128
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Submitted on August 19, 2012

Modified on March 31, 2023

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