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.
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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.
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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 |
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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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