Analysis of 12 Nails
A carpenter an' 12 nails
4 sixteen/penny common
4 four/penny finishing
2 six/penny common
2 one inch galvanized roofing nails
More than a die
But more like brothers and sisters
Bunched together like that
More like discipline keepers
12 nails designed
To fasten/secure
Join
Together
Generally they are
Employed in a
Pattern
But more like
Sacrifices
More like symbols
Representatives
| Scheme | ABXBA XCXCXXXXXXXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 010011 011010 110100 11010 1110101 1101 11110010 101011 1110010 101 11001 1 010 100011 0100 10 111 100 1110 0100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 383 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 15 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
This poem was written in 1967 and included in the National Library of Poetry Anthology " a break in the clouds. Author: Anthony M. Smith
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Written on January 01, 1967
Submitted by pjg403 on January 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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