Analysis of Tumble Over Upside Down
Exposé of world renown
Everything once lost is found
Red and yellow, white and brown
Blaring out discordant sound
Monarchies display the crown
Clerics frantically expound
Cummerbund and bridal gown
Rituals often confound
Playful antics of the clown
Manifestos that astound
Silly grin and pouting frown
Pandemonium abound
Leaping lizards on the town
Somersault and twist around
Tumble over upside down
Reptiles slither underground
Life enigmas still dumfound
Toss the rope before they drown
Peaceful, quiet, soothing lown
Circumfused safely surround
| Scheme | AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB BA AB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 101101 101111 1010101 1010101 1000101 10100001 10101 1001001 1010101 1101 1010101 010001 1010101 100101 1010111 101010 1111 1010111 1010101 11001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 530 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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