Analysis of Hooray for May (Sontoum)
December is always so very lame
Compared to May, when flowers bloom again,
Then I just sit and look for one to blame -
The poison Ivy, or bee’s precious pain.
Compared to May, when flowers bloom again
July is sad - abundant, then, they fade:
The poison Ivy or bee’s precious pain
Will soon depart like summertime parade.
July is sad - abundant, then, they fade:
Beach outings, birds and my courageous finds
Will soon depart like summertime parade
As Mother Nature pulls her winter blinds.
December is always so very lame
Then I just sit and look for one to blame.
Copyright © 2010 Leslie Alexis
| Scheme | ABAC BDCD DeDe AA x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 010111101 0111110101 1111011111 0101011101 0111110101 111010111 0101011101 110111001 111010111 1101010101 110111001 1101010101 010111101 1111011111 1010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 596 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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