Analysis of Furry Friend



When we lose a furry friend, no matter what the version,
we still feel horrific rend
as if it were desertion.

When we bid a last goodbye, no matter what the tenure,
we still feel pathetic sigh
as if it were premature.

When we euthanize a pet, no matter what the reason,
we still feel painful regret
as if it were high treason.

When we revisit old haunts, no matter what the sector,
we still feel familiar jaunts
as if it were a specter.

There must be heaven above ready for our furry friend
who gave us the purest love
till the pass around the bend.


Scheme ABA CXX ABA CXC BXB
Poetic Form
Metre 11101011101010 1110101 1110010 1110111101010 1110101 111001 1110011101010 1111001 1110110 11010111101010 1110101 1110010 111100110110101 1110101 1010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 535
Words 106
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 15
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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