Analysis of AN ELOQUENT ELEPHANT
AN ELOQUENT ELEPHANT
An elephant with eloquence
Is not much more than common sense
He chooses words with great aplomb
And never puts a word in wrong
He will regale you with his tales
Of treachery and trunkery
Of how and why and when and where
He'll make you feel like you were there
His wits will fit into your gloves
The roundness of his voice will soothe
He holds a room and no one yawns
He'll make you glad that you've been born
Impressive questions he will take
An answer handy in each case
His knowledge stretches far and wide
And he can see things from both sides
And on a plate a great summation
Touching on the subjects raised
And when his presentation's through
You'll all know more than you once knew
He'll wow you, bow and take his leave
He will not milk you for applause
You'll feel that he's been heaven sent
This elephant with eloquence.
Scheme | X AXXX XBBB XXXX XXXX XXBX XXXA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1100100 11001100 11111101 11011101 01010101 1111111 110001 11010101 11111101 11110111 0111111 11010111 11111111 01010111 11010011 11010101 01111111 010101010 1010101 01111 11111111 11110111 11111101 11111101 11001100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 859 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on December 28, 2021
Submitted by rayeden on December 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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