Analysis of That itch
If you have an itch you don't dare scratch,It'll sure give you a fit.
Let's just say, you're in a crowd,and the itch is where you sit.
Wiggle your fanny,then squirm a mite but then you give up the fight.
You reach around and scratch,Oh, it feels so good.
If you had asked me,I'd have said, you should
| Scheme | AABCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Boy Named Sue |
| Metre | 11111111111101 1111001011111 10111011111101 1101011111 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 297 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 45 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 226 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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