Analysis of Milk For The Mind
Beyond fables
water tables
quench a dry tongue-tie.
Sink a straw
to drink and draw
from boundless supply.
Beyond fables
kitchen tables
serve hearts' bled fine spread.
Grab a chair
to talk and share
of yarns yet unthread.
Beyond fables
content tables
barren kind will find.
Read a book
to nurse and look
at milk for the mind.
Scheme | AabccbAadeebAafggf |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110 1010 10111 101 1101 11001 0110 1010 11111 101 1101 1111 0110 1010 10111 101 1101 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 307 |
Words | 58 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 259 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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