Analysis of Ordinary Man
He's an ordinary man who lives an ordinary life.
He works a mundane job, but has a very pretty wife.
Just what that angel sees in him he'll never understand,
But true love and devotion he always gets, first-hand.
This ordinary man is just an average working guy.
He'll never earn a fortune but you know he'll still get by.
Just one car in the driveway, reliable and sound,
Is all he can afford, but he'll always stand his ground.
When all the bills are paid, and food is on the table,
He isn't left with much, but he makes sure he's able
To buy his lovely wife some highly fashioned dresses,
Along with fine perfume, and lotion for her tresses.
She'd walk around in rags, if that's what it would take
To keep the man she loves. But let's make no mistake:
She likes the way he treats her: he loves her like he should.
This ordinary man and wife think they've got it good!
Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110011111001 11001111010101 1111010111001 111001011111 11001111100101 11010101111111 111001010001 111101111111 1101110111010 1101111111110 1111011101010 0111010101010 110101111111 110111111101 1101110110111 110010111111 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 926 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 11, 2020
Modified by RobertHaigh on July 11, 2020
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