Analysis of Pools and Ponds



Outside Tryon, N.C., lies a large house with pool.
I swam in my new, green bathing suit. Leaves fall.
By the old house with outhouse; a dark, murky pond.
Water goes under arms. Making it velvety softness.
East Spartanburg, S.C. is a large house with pond.
I row my boat to dock and jump off. Swim with dog.
Nori and I shed our suits, and skinny dip; alone.
Gary fishes on the edge. Nori, Vicky, Cynthia sit.
Las Vegas, N.V. Decorative pool in lush landscape.
Larry hesitently sheds suit to do the skinny dip.
We tell his mother, she laughs at his inhibition.
Two of us, kids are gone. A guest skinny's alone.


Scheme ABCDCEFGHIJF
Poetic Form
Metre 11101101111 11011110111 10111101101 10110110110010 11001101111 111111011111 1011101010101 10101011101001 11011001011 10111110101 111101111010 11111101101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 597
Words 116
Sentences 23
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 459
Words per stanza (avg) 113
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Submitted on January 23, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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