Analysis of My Black Cat's Cries
My black cat’s cries are cries for sympathy:
Please notice me, this is my only wish
My bowl is empty, please fill it for me!
And please be sure to use the freshest fish.
Of all the fishies tuna is my fave
So fresh, so nice inside my hungry tum
Oh please do give me that which I do crave
Big fish, fresh fish, and not some stinky chum.
You have no tuna? Oh, what shall I do?
My teeth, my claws, I must now bring them out
And through thy hand they will now pierce straight through
Until my human does now make a shout.
Alas, poor human, will you not bow down?
We cats are worthy of the finest crown.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG |
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Poetic Form | Shakespearean sonnet |
Metre | 1111111100 1101111101 1111011111 0111110101 110110111 1111011101 1111111111 1111011101 1111011111 1111111111 0111111111 0111011101 0111011111 1111010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 606 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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