Analysis of Chatterbox



The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in dialogue.
It bounces nonstop back and forth,
twin to a leaping frog.

The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in reverie.
It buzzes nonstop back and forth,
twin to a bumblebee.

The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in idle talk.
It cackles nonstop back and forth,
twin to a pigeon hawk.

The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in debate tout.
It babbles nonstop back and forth,
twin to a rill-brook trout.

The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in playful stunt.
It yap-yaps nonstop back and forth,
twin to a puppy runt.

The mind is like a chatterbox engaged in sore conflict.
It pierces nonstop back and forth,
twin to a chigger tick.

The mind is in a double bind, a loony bin chagrin.
It is of two opinions
and neither one can win.


Scheme XAX XAX BAB CAC XAC XAX DXD
Poetic Form
Metre 01110101010 1101101 110101 011101010100 1101101 1101 011101010101 111101 110101 011101010011 111101 110111 011101010101 1111101 110101 011101010110 111101 11011 01100101010101 1111010 010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 748
Words 144
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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