Analysis of Survival
Two rats in a race
Vying for first place;
They're off at the gun.
Look at them run!
Dusting up the track
What do they lack?
Neck and neck they go
Until one begins to slow;
His stamina wanes
But the other remains
Running swiftly for the cheese
He wants so much to seize.
Alas! He falls dead
Pushing so hard to get ahead –
Very near to the prize,
He meets his demise
And the other slow poke
Becomes the lucky ‘bloke'
| Scheme | A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H I I |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 10111 11101 1111 10101 1111 10111 0110111 11001 101001 1010101 111111 01111 10111101 101101 11101 001011 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 401 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 18 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 18 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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Submitted on June 18, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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