Analysis of Woman From Nantucket



There once was a man from Nantucket
Who had to fetch all his water in a bucket.
The road to the river was a hell of a long ways
And he had to do this for most of his days.

Then he decided that he can’t do this no more
No one appreciates me doing this hard chore.
He decided to have a sex change into a woman.
Then she went out and got married again.

Now her new husband does all the hard work.
She just stays at home and cooks him some pork.
She’s happier now with things and life is all set
Because there once was a man from Nantucket.


Scheme ABCC DDEF GHIA
Poetic Form
Metre 111011010 111111100010 0110101011011 01111111111 1 11101111111 11010110111 1101101101010 1111011001 1 1011011011 1111101111 110011101111 01111011010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 535
Words 115
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 414
Words per stanza (avg) 115

About this poem

I always here the phrase "There once was a man from Nantucket". I don't think I've ever heard the whole riddle or whatever it is. This is just a spin on it.

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Written on November 25, 2017

Submitted by UJ on August 03, 2021

Modified on May 01, 2023

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