Analysis of Turn Off The News
Take a hand. Turn off the news.
Watch a candle glow.
Make a stand. Turn off the blues.
Watch a baby grow.
Take a break. Turn off the news.
Watch a mantis pray.
Make a cake. Turn off the blues.
Watch a kitten play.
Take a stroll. Turn off the news.
Watch a squirrel fly.
Make a goal. Turn off the blues.
Watch a dinghy ply.
Take a ship. Turn off the news.
Watch a native dance.
Make a trip. Turn off the blues.
Watch a pony prance.
| Scheme | ABABACACADADAEAE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 10101 1011101 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 415 |
| Words | 88 |
| Sentences | 24 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 319 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 88 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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