Analysis of On Profiteering
Franklin P. Adams 1881 (Chicago, Illinois) – 1960 (New York City, New York)
Although I hate
A profiteer
With unabat-
Ed loathing;
Though I detest
The price they smear
On pants and vest
And clothing;
Yet I admit
My meed of crime,
Nor do one whit
Regret it;
I'd triple my
Price for a rhyme,
If I thought I
Could get it.
| Scheme | ABACDBDC EFEEGFGE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 001 11 110 1101 0111 1101 010 1101 1111 1111 011 1101 1101 1111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 248 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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