Analysis of Red Ant power
Wrinkled folds of elephant skin were painted golden yellow,
ivory tusks were encircled with ornate black,
sturdy teak wood seat was strapped to its body,
large fringe of hair grew on slender tail,
the elongated trunk had several corrugations,
scalp was abraded by uprooting tall tree structures,
the pachyderm marched through the wilderness,
crushing an armoury of shrub, dismantling bird house with caressing trunk,
bellowed exuberantly as the sky turned crimson,
added leaps to its stride with torrential rain,
carried passengers at towering heights from the ground,
bathed in gushing currents of the mountain river,
splashing rockets of solvent on the surrounding flamingo's,
drenching itself with icy spray of spring water.
there was a fleet of ants residing in cocoons of soil,
bustling with feverish activity,
transporting milligram amounts of food grain,
for relishing meals all throughout the day.
the African beast trampled their den,
disrupting the harmony of their united network,
killing them in colossal numbers, sped haughtily for a good nights sleep.
the ants wanted to teach him a lesson,
caught up with him, clung to his tail, foot,
occupied vantage points on his body,
finally inserting their venom stings on the hard skinned mammal,
causing him to collapse in a heap, displaying the supreme might of red ant power.
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Metre | 101110010101010 100100101011 10111111110 111111101 0010011101 11110101110 01110100 10111101001110101 101101110 10111110101 1010011001101 101010101010 1010110100101 100111011110 11011101000111 10011000100 0101001111 1100110101 010011011 0100100110101 101001010110010111 0110111010 111111111 101011110 1000101101101110 101101001010001111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,331 |
Words | 212 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 12 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 545 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
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