Analysis of One Last Fling
One last lap across the map
then I can nap in peace
One last zap to close the gap
then I can tap surcease
One last spiel about the zeal
then I can feel the fire
One last seal to close the deal
then I can steal desire
One last lope along the slope
then I can cope again
One last mope to close the hope
then I can rope chagrin
One last gawk after the walk
then I can stalk the sleuth
One last balk to close the talk
then I can caulk untruth
One last fling around the ring
then I can wing the sky
One last sting to close the zing
then I can sing goodbye.
| Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEGHIHIJKJK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 1110101 111101 1111101 11111 1110101 1111010 1111101 1111010 1110101 111101 1111101 111101 1111001 111101 1111101 111101 1110101 111101 1111101 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 532 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 432 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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