Analysis of Please Do Not Poke That Bear!
The bear is old and yet behold,
There's strength beneath his fur.
He may be slow, but please don't go
Too close as you just were!
His eyes grow dim, but you see him.
Don't let old age be why
You risk so much so you can touch
A bear no longer spry,
Because though he will never be
The predator of youth,
He still can harm so be alarmed,
Or death might be your truth!
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01110101 110111 11111111 111110 11111111 111111 11111111 011101 01111101 010011 11111101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 367 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Nature can be dangerous.
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Written on September 18, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 18, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 18, 2023
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