Analysis of Non Sequiturs



Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Panting up the mountain climb
is greater on the rocks

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Pinching rates below the prime
is better for the stocks

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Probing facts around the crime
is higher by the blocs

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Placing words before the mime
is clearer in the mocks

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Playing bells ringing the chime
is softer on the shocks

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Parting looks without the stime
is safer with the locks

Pushing back the hands of time is simple on the clocks
Painting stains over the grime
is fresher for the flocks


Scheme Aba Aba Aba Aba Aba Aba Aba
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111110101 1010101 110101 1010111110101 1010101 110101 1010111110101 1010101 110101 1010111110101 1010101 110001 1010111110101 1011001 110101 1010111110101 1010101 110101 1010111110101 1011001 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 751
Words 147
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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