Analysis of A riddle
Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)
riddle, riddle
I'm a blessing to those who cherish me
but a curse to those who hate me
who am I
| Scheme | ABBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010 1010111101 10111111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 96 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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A riddle
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Written on August 26, 2022
Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on August 26, 2022
Modified on March 12, 2023
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