Analysis of Inadvertent
How doth my errant pocket dial
Betray my best intent
To keep my well-considered style
And contact who I meant.
Not even on my contact list!
How could that transpire?
I called someone I might have kissed
but didn't light a fire.
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111101010 011101 11110101 01111 1101111 111010 1111111 1101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 228 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Inspired by a late night event
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Written on September 01, 2023
Submitted by JohnElliott999 on September 01, 2023
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