Analysis of A Mistake
Nothing has changed,
Though really I've tried.
I've moved it and turned it
And colored and dyed;
I've fluffed it and muffed it
And twisted and pryed.
My hair is STILL green
As a leprechaun's hide!
Douglas Noel
| Scheme | ABCB CAXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 11011 111011 01001 111011 01001 11111 1011 1001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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