Analysis of Bazonka
Spike Milligan 1918 (Ahmednagar, India) – 2002 (Rye, United Kingdom)
Say Bazonka every day
That's what my grandma used to say
It keeps at bay the Asian Flu'
And both your elbows free from glue.
So say Bazonka every day
(That's what my grandma used to say)
Don't say it if your socks are dry!
Or when the sun is in your eye!
Never say it in the dark
(The word you see emits a spark)
Only say it in the day
(That's what my grandma used to say)
Young Tiny Tim took her advice
He said it once, he said it twice
he said it till the day he died
And even after that he tried
To say Bazonka! every day
Just like my grandma used to say.
Now folks around declare it's true
That every night at half past two
If you'll stand upon your head
And shout Bazonka! from your bed
You'll hear the word as clear as day
Just like my grandma used to say!
Scheme | aAbbaA ccddaA eeffaA bbggaA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111001 11110111 11110101 0111111 1111001 11110111 11111111 11011011 1011001 01110101 1011001 11110111 11011001 11111111 11110111 01010111 1111001 11110111 11010111 110011111 1110111 011111 11011111 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 739 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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