Analysis of HERE IT TIS SHOO-FLY PIE
WITH HOLIDAY CHEER WE GATHER HERE
WISHNG YOU MISTLETOE KISSES & A
SNOWY WHITE CHRISTMAS & PUMPKIN,
MINCEMEAT, & SHOO-FLY PIE SO DARN
YUMMY Sugar, Molasses, Eggs & Spice,
& BAKED ALASKA TOO !, SWEETLY
MEANT TO SATISFY. & IF YOU GET A RUM
FILLED FRUITCAKE, SIMPLY USE IT AS
DOORSTOP AS PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH AS
BY CUSTOM DO. AL TURNS 90 & SAYS HI ,
CANDY CANES HANGING ON THE TREE .
FINE & DANDY, SURE TASTES GOOD 2 ME.
SO CLOSE YOUR EYES & SAY UR PRAYERS
CAUSE SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TONITE.
HO HO HO
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHHIFFJKL |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 1110100 1011010 111111 101001011 1010110 111011101 1110111 1101011 11011111 10110101 1101111 1111111 110111001 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 511 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 375 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 103 |
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PENNYSYLVANIA DUTCH PIE & CHRISTMAS
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