Analysis of Going to



Today I went running.
Well I was Going to go running…
Until I realized running's hard
And I thought maybe if I did,
I'd deflate like a shrinking red balloon
When it's too cold outside

While I wasn't running I climbed a tree.
Well I was Going to climb a tree…
Until I realized it was tall like Jack's beanstalk
And I thought maybe if I climbed it,
An ugly giant would gobble me up
for supper

While I wasn't running I picked a flower.
Well I was Going to pick a flower…
Until I realized it was pretty in the grass
And I thought maybe if I picked it,
It would grow wrinkled like
Fingers on a beach day

While I wasn't running I wrote a poem.


Scheme AAXXXX BBACXD DDXCXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 011110 111101110 0111011 01110111 1011010101 111111 1110101101 111101101 01110111111 011101111 1101011011 110 11101011010 1111011010 011101110001 011101111 111101 101011 11101011010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 625
Words 128
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 1
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 123
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on January 25, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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