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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