Analysis of Pandora's Box
She's like a chocolate box,
as pretty as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, horrendous misery.
He's like a miter box,
as precise as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, cut off machinery.
She's like a music box,
as tuneful as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, discordant melody.
He's like a dealer box,
as fickle as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, certain inconstancy.
She's like a jewel box,
as precious as can be.
She's like Pandora's Box, pilfering thievery.
He's like a shadow box,
as cautious as can be.
He's like Pandora's Box, cunningly uncanny.
| Scheme | ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 110111 11010110100 110101 101111 110101110100 110101 110111 110101010100 110101 110111 110101100100 110101 110111 110101100100 11011 110111 1101011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 531 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 03, 2023
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