Analysis of I Can
Dawn D Mitchell 1981 (NYC)
Be stupid so she can get out my face i spit in everybody
food and put drugs cuz i hate everybody you probably didnt
brush your teeth say its you go to the grocery and buy
condiments pepper and salt dont you see what they are
doing she gave it back to you whatever you did tell him you
dont need it i dont get nothing done nomore i brushed my
teeth i felt i was gone faint i dont want to be in nothing
but drugs with my cousin probably died break in the
street with me so i dont see what im doing
| Scheme | A A B X X B C X C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101111111110100 101111110011001 11111111010001 1001001111111 101111111011111 1111111011111 111111111111010 1111101001100 11111111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 494 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 43 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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