Analysis of Pachyderms
Pachyderms
on July 27, 2023
They walked them right past us
The parking lot and the swing sets
Schedule said 12:15
Down to the Lake
Lion Safari special feature.
Old Lady named Gladys had
Chatted with us for a while.
She reached out and
Smacked the butt of the biggest
Her grandson screamed and ran
To hide behind the slide.
All attention turned to
South side of Lake.
Down they went as
A leathery kickline
Such that the aqua show was next,
Our hearts slowed
Down a bit.
Never once was there
A trumpeting ejaculation.
Just get ‘em to the Drink.
And watch their trunks
Do other-worldly things.
People returned to casual banter
As if nothing extraordinary
Had ever happened.
Dropping wrappers and
Staffers in zebra-striped Jeeps
Wiping sweat from their foreheads.
Playing paper-scissors for a Lunch Break.
And cool fluids.
| Scheme | AX A A X B C X X D X E X X B A E X X X X X X A A C X D D A A B A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1 11 111111 01010011 101 1101 100101010 1101101 1011101 1110 1011010 01101 110101 101011 1111 1111 01001 11010111 1011 101 10111 01000010 111101 0111 110101 1001110010 11100100 11010 10100 1001011 101111 1010101011 0110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 906 |
| Words | 212 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 32 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 33 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 21 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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