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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