Analysis of The Dog That Doesn't Bark



There is a bird that doesn't sing
It merely flies around
Although for food it's a worming
It doesn't make a sound

There is a cat that doesn't purr
It merely stalks around
Although on hunt it's just a stir
It doesn't make a sound

There is a pig that doesn't oink
It merely slops around
Although in mud it's as a boink
It doesn't make a sound

There is a fish that doesn't slosh
It merely swims around
Although for bait it's a fat nosh
It doesn't make a sound

There is a bear that doesn't snarl
It merely trawls around
Although by bees it's a big gnarl
It doesn't make a sound

There is a dog that doesn't bark
It merely runs around
Although at night it's very dark
It doesn't make a sound


Scheme abaB cbcB abxB dbdB ebeB fbfB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011101 110101 111101 110101 11011101 110101 1111101 110101 11011101 110101 1011101 110101 11011101 110101 1111011 110101 11011101 110101 1111011 110101 11011101 110101 1111101 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 662
Words 136
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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