Analysis of Angels in the ceiling



Pour the gasoline in there
a shower cap
protect your hair
look in close then tap
three times with your toe
pull up quick
then go slow
and please, don't slip
if you do, you'll be lost
and our clip
this is a cost
too deep for ships
our value is in things
your memory is not served
we care not for who sings
it helps to keep our nerves
wits like wiffle balls
last best when warm
my voice is lost in it all
no rescue without charm
dangling like an angel
after the close of the show
I can hear the doorbell
no way for us to go


Scheme ABABCDCEFEGHIJIKLMNOPCQC
Poetic Form
Metre 101001 0101 0111 10111 11111 111 111 0111 111111 0101 1101 1111 1010101 1100111 111111 1111101 1111 1111 1111011 110011 1001110 1001101 11101 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 498
Words 110
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 408
Words per stanza (avg) 110
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Submitted on May 06, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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