Analysis of I Wish I Was The Wizard
I wish I was a tin man
Out there cutting wood;
I'd rely upon the lube can
To keep my elbows good.
All day I'd task and toil
Until it's time for tea,
And then I'd take a squirt of oil
To keep my knee joints free.
I'd dream about a girlfriend,
My dreams then turn to dust;
I comprehend at daytime's end
I'm just a heap of rust.
I'll never find a maid of tin,
It's tearing me apart,
As when I search my soul, within,
I find I have no heart.
I wish I was a scarecrow
Out living in a lea.
But all the critters there, though,
Just jest and laugh at me.
I stand about with outspread arms
Scaring off the birds,
I'm seldom heard around the farms...
I'm always lost for words.
I dream about a girl of straw
Lithe enough to squeeze;
My dreams then turn to chaff, and so
They blow off in the breeze.
I'll never get a spouse of hay,
My dreams swill down the drain;
I wouldn't know just what to say
I haven't got a brain.
I wish I was a lion, brave,
Roaring mighty roars;
Seeing off my foes to save
The world from mighty wars.
I'd spend my time a-prowling,
Vaunting round with pride,
Snarling and a-growling...
But all I do is hide.
I wish I had a lioness
To hunt and ply for me;
But that will never be, I guess ~
I'm cowardly, you see!
I have no courage for to ask
A feline for a date;
I have no luck ~ I have no pluck
I'll never find a mate.
So I wish I was the wizard
To save me from the storm;
My life is such a blizzard,
But who will keep me warm?
I long to be a magic man
The future I'd foresee...
But then again a better plan,
I'd rather just be me.
Scheme | ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IDIDJKJK XLILMNMN OPOPQRQR JDXDXSXS TUTUADAD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011 11101 10101011 11111 111101 011111 01110111 111111 110101 111111 101111 110111 11010111 110101 11111101 111111 1111010 110001 1101011 110111 1101111 10101 11010101 11111 11010111 10111 11111101 111001 11010111 111101 11011111 110101 11110101 10101 1011111 011101 1111010 1111 100010 111111 111101 110111 11110111 110011 11110111 01101 11111111 110101 11111010 111101 1111010 111111 11110101 010101 11010101 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,488 |
Words | 323 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 56 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 164 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
From way back in 1976, this is themed on a group of well known fictional characters.
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