Analysis of Nigel Sizer



Nigel Sizer was a clean old man.
He kept his teeth in a pickle jar,
hoping that the tooth fairy would come.

Nigel Sizer was a drunk old man.
Lived in a house made out of beer cans,
which he added to every night.

Nigel Sizer was a hairy old man.
His hair was braided into Princess Leia buns.
He was clean-shaven expect for his beard.

Nigel Sizer was a mean old man.
Yelling at everyone in his way.
Kicking dogs and throwing cats,
Then going home to feed his pet pig.

Nigel Sizer what did you do
when the final night came for you?

Who mourned your passing when you were gone?

Who fed your pet pig?


Scheme AXX AXX AXX AXXB CC X B
Poetic Form
Metre 101010111 111100101 101011011 101010111 100111111 111011001 1010101011 11110011011 1111001111 101010111 10110011 1010101 110111111 10101111 10101111 111101101 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 579
Words 118
Sentences 13
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 1, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 66
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on October 27, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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