Analysis of Never Cook One's Goose



Who would never sell the truth
to circumvent demise?
Who would never hoax the sleuth
to underpin disguise?

Who would never steal a loaf
to satiate hunger?
Who would never swear an oath
to merchandise monger?

Who would never flip the bird
to demonstrate disgust?
Who would never spend a word
to elevate mistrust?

Who would never slip the noose
to guiltiness absolve?
Who would never cook one's goose
to propogare resolve?


Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1110101 10101 1110101 11001 1110101 1110 1110111 11010 1110101 11001 1110101 11001 1110101 1101 1110111 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 405
Words 72
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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