Analysis of Bounce



The first bounce is highest
and then is less and less.
Gravity pulls it down
and that is Newton's guess.

Shoot, roll, toss or hit the ball.
Irk, stir, vex or show some gall.
Sit, bow, crouch or stand up tall.
Laugh, grin, smile or feel dim pall.
Match, tie, score or make a call.
Clutch, snag, catch or let it fall.
Play your best or not at all.

The last bounce is lowest
and then is put to rest.
Gravity pulls it down
and that's the final test.


Scheme abCb dddxddd aeCe
Poetic Form
Metre 011110 011101 100111 011101 1111101 1111111 1111111 1111111 1111101 1111111 1111111 011110 011111 100111 010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 431
Words 89
Sentences 11
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 4
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 111
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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