Analysis of A close shave
A CLOSE SHAVE.
It seems that beards are back in Vogue
For some guys on the telly
Are sporting sets of whiskers
Which reach down to their belly
Sloppy untrimmed sideboards
Loose moustaches falling
Some from flaring nostrils
It really is appalling
Facial fuzz and shadow
Seem to be the link
Then they always pull the birds
It really makes you think
Just look at David Beckham
And others of his ilk
Some with chins like badger’s arses
Others like combed silk
I really blame the female sex
For putting up with this
Do they enjoy a facial scrub
Each time they get a kiss ?
No doubt it’s down to fashion
But it moves me near to tears
To see what looks like pubic hair
Sprouting from their ears
It started with the Muslims
Or maybe with the Sikhs
But lately every other man
Has whiskers on his cheeks
Maybe it’s an age thing
I fear I’ll hear you groan
Tomorrow I’ll find something else
On which to have a moan.
Alan Parry-Booth...............................September 2015.
Scheme | X XABA BCXC XDXD XEBE XFXF XXGX XHXH CIXI G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011 11111101 1111010 1101110 1111110 1011 1110 111010 1101010 10101 11101 111101 110111 111101 010111 1111101 10111 1101011 110111 11010101 111101 1111110 1111111 11111101 10111 1101010 110101 110100101 110111 101111 111111 0111101 111101 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 943 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on November 28, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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