Analysis of The Fisherman
You bait your line
with the usual
"I'm fat"
And wait for the bite
with a look of smug anticipation
I'm sorry my dear
But there is no fish for you
Today
Or ever again
from this little pond
All you will pull from me is
Seaweed and
Agreement
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 10100 11 01101 101110010 11011 1111111 01 11001 11101 1111111 10 010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 226 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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