Analysis of Ostrich, So Silly
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Did Creator goof with this one?
Scatter-brain
Sanding over eggs
Large eggs
Then leaving them.
To heat and hunters.
No maternal attachment.
Same thing again when
Bruno winks at her
And gives chase next year.
God chose illustration here.
Warning here
Lack of fidelity.
Lack of determination.
Do what feels good always.
Referenced in Job’s Bible Book.
Chapter 39, it was.
Much unlike that Warhorse
Also referenced.
Both magnificent runners, but…
| Scheme | ABCCDEFGHIJJKALMNCOP |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 10101111 101 10101 11 1101 11010 1010010 11011 10110 01111 110101 101 110100 110010 11111 10001101 1011 10111 10100 10100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 446 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 355 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Written on January 08, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 08, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 08, 2023
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