Analysis of Thermometer
When I placed it in my mouth; encircling my tongue all around it completely wetting its periphery,
The mercury inside rose meticulously to a holistic degree; perfectly indicating the exact temperature prevailing in my body.
When I placed it in boiling water; cooking neatly over dried logs of timberwood,
The mercury inside shot at alarming proportions; almost tearing through its fragile body; and as an aftermath wasn't able to come down to its original position.
When I placed it amidst frozen cubes of white ice; making sure that it stood stringently upright,
The mercury inside couldn't muster the slightest of tenacity to rise; it slept in its shell as if had died decades ago.
When I placed it in ploughed soil; abreast infinite numbers of freshly sown seeds,
The mercury inside nimbly rose a few millimeters; although it vehemently opposed for being subjected to maltreatment.
When I placed it in the baking oven; besides the scores of sizzling pancakes,
The mercury inside skyrocketed out of its shell; spread all over the pastry in intense indignation.
When I placed it in a silken web; with the gallant monster curiously inspecting the scintillating contraption,
The mercury inside was partially obscured from sight; it neither rose nor fell; although was a bit circumspect when the spider caressed it with its lips.
When It unwittingly slipped from my hands; colliding with a gentle thud on the obdurate ground,
The mercury inside pathetically leaked out of the instrument; and I feasted my eyes on its silver complexion blended with a captivating shine.
When I placed It in an alligators mouth; sandwiching it scrupulously between the monsters teeth,
The mercury inside seemed as if it simply wasn't there; it had a died a fearful death even before I had opened the savage jaws of the beast.
When I placed under the palms of my beloved; letting her satiny hair cascade over its exteriors,
The mercury inside was as enthralled as I was; and it relished the prospect of rising to her perpetual warmth.
It was exquisitely sculptured; made of unbreakable glass; and had a handsome bulb of silver shining handsomely under the Sunlight,
And I made it a point of carrying it everywhere I went; had wholesomely given
the task of safeguarding my health; to my robust and crystalline thermometer.
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| Metre | 111101101001110110101010100 01000110100010010011001000011000100110 1111010101010101111 01000111010010110111010011101010111110100010 11110110111110111110001 010001101001010100111101111110101 1111011011001011011 01000110101100111000011100101010 1111001010010111001 01000110011111110010001010 111100101101010100001001010 010001110001111101111101101010011111 110100111101010101101001 010001010001110100011011111001010101001 1111011001111000010101 01000111111010111010101100111100101101 1111001110110011011010100 010001110111101100101101001001 11100101101001010101110101001001 0111011100110111110 011101111010100100 |
| Characters | 2,292 |
| Words | 384 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 89 |
| Words per line (avg) | 18 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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