Analysis of Crumb



The footsteps beat like a drum
A pathetic speck of dust
The broom chases the crumb

To death it will not succumb
“Do not sweep me!”, it fussed
The broom chases the crumb

The sweeper approaches with a hum
A close shave from being crushed
The broom chases the crumb

It is but a speck, it is scum!
Bristles move on in disgust
The broom chases the crumb

Do not take me as dumb,
It jumps over a gust
The broom chases the crumb

Who knows where it’s from?
This whole thing is robust!
The footsteps beat like a drum
The broom chases the crumb


Scheme AbA abA axA abA abA abAA
Poetic Form
Metre 011101 0010111 011001 1111101 111111 011001 010010101 0111101 011001 11101111 1011001 011001 111111 111001 011001 11111 111101 011101 011001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 544
Words 115
Sentences 5
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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A broom tries to sweep up a crumb.

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Submitted by josette_b on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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