Analysis of Running Shoes
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could dash
Like the Spotted Leopard I killed with a slash
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could dance
Like the Spinning Otter I whirled in a trance
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could jump
Like the Angora Hare I hopped every stump
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could race
Like the Bengal Tiger I stalked till the chase
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could fly
Like the Crocodile Bird I soared to blue sky
When I laced my running shoes
I suddenly could cope
Like the Arabic Horse I trained for each lope
| Scheme | Abb Acc Add Aee Aff Agg |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 110011 10101011101 1111101 110011 10101011001 1111101 110011 100101111001 1111101 110011 10101011101 1111101 110011 1010111111 1111101 110011 10100111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 567 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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