Analysis of go with the progress

Markus Kiener 1960 (Regensdorf)



the first few cars I had in my life
were gasoline-driven
each car needed gasoline to function

now I drive a car
both gasoline-driven and hybrid-drive
needs gasoline and feeds the hybrid-motor
clever, isn’t it?!

the next car I drive in my life
will be powered by electricity
he will need electricity to function

the first few dogs I had in my life
were powered by food
each dog needed flesh to function

now I have a dog
he is powered by food and twenty years old
the dog and I know, he won’t make this year anymore
clumsy, isn’t it?!

the next dog I have in my life
will be powered by electricity
he will need electricity to function


Scheme abb xxxc aDB axb xxxc aDB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (35%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 011111011 01010 111010110 11101 110100101 1100101010 1011 01111011 111010100 1110100110 011111011 01011 11101110 11101 11101101011 010111111101 1011 01111011 111010100 1110100110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 642
Words 127
Sentences 3
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Written on May 12, 2022

Submitted by Kimi on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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