Analysis of No Rack For Your Hat
When you "talk your head off"
your shoulders are straight flat.
This sight is unseemly with no rack for your hat.
When you "make your blood boil"
daft steam blows from your ears.
This burn is unseemly with incoherent sneers.
When you "eat your heart out"
it leaves a bitter taste.
This feast is unseemly with a begrudging waste.
When you "turn green-envy"
you concoct rivalry.
This paint is unseemly with vapid jealously.
When you " lose your bearings"
the compass spins around.
This whirl is unseemly with orbits that astound.
When you "cry your eyes out"
stone-blindness is the plight.
This void is unseemly with ebony-black night.
| Scheme | XAA XBB CDD EEE XFF CGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 110111 111010111111 111111 111111 111010100101 111111 110101 1110101011 111110 101100 111010110100 111110 010101 111010110101 111111 110101 111010110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 616 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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