Analysis of Call of the wild



Alpha-male
checks
back-trail,
female
stops in tracks
turns
forepaw raised.
Scent on breeze
gives all clear
throaty call
cubs appear
play
resumed.


Scheme ABAACDEFGHGIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 101 1 11 1 101 1 11 111 111 101 101 1 01
Characters 133
Words 22
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 9
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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