Analysis of the baby farmers
it's lonely in this unholy house
these haunted acres
and when we spark up the harvester
the incinerator
we're angel-makers
"May I have some more?" they say,
"Sir, may I have another?"
Infanticide by the river's side
to keep a lucky few
tucked under covers
rather than under-structure
there are city slums
and mining camps
that seek our service
cathouses' casual mothers
fill our purpose
Scheme | XABBA XBXXAB XXCAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010101 11010 011110100 00100 11010 1111111 1111010 01010101 110101 11010 1011010 11101 0101 111010 110010 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 377 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 5 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on October 15, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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