Analysis of THE JAWFUL POET
Jesus Betancourt 1955 (New York)
I wish I wrote poetry
Before my wisdom teeth were removed
I have to blame Dentistry
If I had them, my poems would've improved
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111100 011101001 1111100 11111101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 122 |
| Words | 24 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on October 23, 2021
Submitted by jb809499 on October 23, 2021
Modified on April 16, 2023
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