Analysis of Rivers, Oceans, Planets, etc.
These waters I flow through
Are not the ones I knew
The water here is bitter
This is not my river
Not steady and known
Not where we belong
Not a river, you see
It just won't be
No it's true, the water is wet
(Or at least, last I checked)
But teeth make me tender
And I'm a slow swimmer
Oh, no, no I'm a fish
(A seafood dish?)
But faster finners make winner
And I make your dinner
Not familiar nor fair
Not neither ne'er
For you're a fish too
So what if I'm blue?
There's a world of harpoons
And forks and spoons
But can shrimp shell sharks
Without sharp remarks?
No, the water here is bitter
This is not my river
Not a river, you see
It just won't be
| Scheme | aabB xx CC xxbb ddbb ee aaff gg bB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 110111 0101110 111110 11001 11101 101011 1111 11101011 111111 111110 010110 111101 011 1101110 011110 101011 1101 11011 11111 101101 0101 11111 01101 10101110 111110 101011 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 623 |
| Words | 135 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 28 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 49 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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