Analysis of Doobie Dum Done
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Doobie.
Doobie.
Doobie dum done doobie doobie dum.
Determined to stay stupid,
Meant to dumb down.
Kept to dumb down.
To play and clown around dumbed down.
Doobie doobie dum doobie dum doo.
And stupid.
Doobie doobie dum doobie dum doo.
And stupid.
Comfortable they are to be dumbed down.
And stupid.
Comfortable they are to be dumbed down.
And found around.
To be the clowns.
Left...
Dumbed down.
Doobie doobie dum and doing stupid.
Dumbed down.
With a doobie doobie done and doing stupid.
Dumbed down.
And doing stupid.
Dumbed down.
Being stupid.
Swing low.
Those with no minds known to grow.
And doing stupid.
Dumbed down.
Doing stupid.
Dumbed down.
Being stupid.
Swing low.
Those with no minds shown to grow.
And staying stupid.
| Scheme | AAx bccc DBDBCBCxxxC bCbCBCB EeBCbCB Eeb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 1 1 111111 0101110 1111 1111 11010111 111111 010 111111 010 1000111111 010 1000111111 0101 1101 1 11 11101010 11 1011101010 11 01010 11 1010 11 1111111 01010 11 1010 11 1010 11 1111111 01010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 739 |
| Words | 167 |
| Sentences | 35 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 11, 7, 7, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 35 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Written on July 31, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on July 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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