Analysis of January contest

Todd Hahn 1977 (United States)



Now whatever happened to the art of vernacular?
Now finding something to rhyme with that has to be something spectacular.

The cat's pajamas how's nothing to do with the bend of the bees knees
All you need is a little flavor with a dash of some some seasonings

And these scenes even, though they're descriptive.
Will never shift in any pitch for any writer who script it.

So then this it.

It's the poem of January.
That wins the contest,
Cause there's no best
To compare thee.


Scheme AA XX XB B CDDC
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010110100 110101111111100100 01010110111011011 111101010101111100 0111011010 1101010111010111 1111 10101100 11010 1111 1011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 480
Words 98
Sentences 8
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 1, 4
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Written on January 10, 2023

Submitted by toddzillatheartist on January 10, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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