Analysis of Mediocre



Mediocre
Nothing to see
Like a grey dull robin
Mediocre
Mediocre
That's what I thought I'd been.

Then m'eyes opened
Up and I saw:
I know nothing at all
Nothing at all
And I'm like: God,
I thought I was at least
Mediocre
Mediocre


Scheme AxbAAb xxccxxAA
Poetic Form
Metre 010 1011 101110 010 010 111111 11110 1011 111011 1011 0111 111111 010 010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 229
Words 48
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 8
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Artist realization

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Written on January 11, 2022

Submitted by Astrid_Astérix on August 25, 2023

Modified by Astrid_Astérix on April 26, 2024

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