Analysis of One Hundred Twelve In Las Vegas
The weather ladders in Las Vegas
scale a daily climb.
One hundred twelve degrees is common
in the summertime.
Estivation from summer fever
leads to indolence.
Intolerance of brash discomfort
peaks in impudence.
Dry heat creates a stove range oven
for baking a cake.
Dehydration demands more liquids
for a healthy sake.
Temperature inversions overnight
offer no relief.
Initial morning fresh-air supply
fails as a motif.
The weather extremes in Las Vegas
ride a carousel.
One hundred degrees below boiling
feels hotter than h***.
| Scheme | ABCBDAEACFGFHIJIAKLM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 010100110 10101 110101110 0010 111010 111 010011010 101 110101110 11001 01001110 10101 1001101 10101 010101101 11001 010010110 1010 110010110 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 509 |
| Words | 84 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 431 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 84 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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