Analysis of Sally and Ben



Ben was kinda rough around the edges,
But Sally didn't care.
He came without promises or pledges,
But at least he was there.

She'd loved many men in her time, and yet
None had treated her well.
Would Ben turn out to be a better bet?
Well, only time would tell.

Three things in Ben's favour: he neither drank,
Nor smoked, nor chased women.
So for those things alone Sally could thank
Her lucky stars. Amen!

Much more than that, Ben sure was a cute one;
Sal saw that from the start.
She loved him like he was her only son;
Yes, that kitten stole her heart!

Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017


Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDX EFEF X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101010 110101 1101100110 111111 1110100101 111001 1111110101 110111 110111101 111110 1111011011 010101 1111111011 111101 1111110101 1110101 10101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 584
Words 113
Sentences 11
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 22
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 20, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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