Analysis of Dugong

Margaret M Davidson 1947 (Cambridge)



When I wear my surong.                         
 When I bong a gong
When I bop a bongo
When I ding a triangle
When I dangle a bangle
When strong, we belong
One Ocean animal: a dugong
(Married: don't schlep your schlong)
When I'm usually right you're usually wrong


Scheme AAABBAAAA
Poetic Form Nonet (33%)
Metre 11111 11101 11101 111010 1110010 11101 11010001 101111 1110001110001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 264
Words 48
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 183
Words per stanza (avg) 46

About this poem

A dugong of the Indian Ocean is related to the manatee of the Atlantic Ocean. Both animals have similar body Shapes and have similar diets.

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Written on August 24, 2019

Submitted by margdavidson2021 on December 24, 2021

Modified by margdavidson2021 on December 31, 2021

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Margaret M Davidson

I am now 74 years old. I began submitting poetry. In October of 2007 I was supposed to be published in 2008 with serendipity more…

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