Analysis of Custom Fences



Custom Fences, Custom built
We aim to please
To meet your specifications
And put your mind at ease

No matter the value
Of what you want to hide
Don’t worry no one can see clearly
Those precious things inside

If walls are not enough
We got chains and locks too
With codes that can’t be broken
By anyone but you.

We can protect your loved ones
Your goods, and ease your fear
Of letting anyone in
To challenge those things you hold so dear

Just one warranty we advise
On keeping this guarantee
Don’t climb over the wall
Too high that you can see

Over your own faulty towers
Into your neighbor’s messy spaces
You might begin to question
Your own stable basis


Scheme XABA CDED XCFC BGXG XEXE XXFX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 1010101 1111 1110010 011111 110010 111111 110111110 110101 111101 111011 1111110 11011 1101111 110111 110100 110111111 11100101 110101 111001 111111 10111010 011101010 1101110 111010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 672
Words 129
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

While biking at Ocean Isle Beach I saw a sign that read "Custom Fences" that we truly build our own.. 'custom fences'

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Written on June 20, 2023

Submitted by guinevere_t on August 10, 2023

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Guinevere Thompson

A poet I am not, but surely appreciate the spoken word. By day I'm a legal compliance manager, not too exciting. On my nights and holidays I enjoy great writing and am a member of two book clubs. This is my first ever poem and was inspired by current events, great lyrical writing, and the sign I saw when biking in NC. more…

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