Analysis of Popeye's Spinach
Popeye's "spinach," now let it be known,
Is nothing less than testosterone.
Aggressive competing, courage too,
Superactive are men, except few.
Energy, strength and sexual drive,
Risking death over staying alive.
The scent emitted from this cyclone,
Chemical substance: a pheromone.
Metaphor for manhood it's become,
Measured in males the "T-level" sum.
When all's said and done, the "HE" hormone
Is Popeye's "spinach:" testosterone.
| Scheme | AA BB CC AA DD AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 11011111 1101110 010010101 111011 100101001 101101001 010101101 10010010 10011101 100101101 11101011 111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 422 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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