Analysis of Hanky Panky
Developmental transfer and metamorphosis
can modify the barren sands
into an oasis.
Virginal flirtatiousness and casual prospect
may start as something innocent
and end in deep respect.
Suggestive "fooling around" and facetious teasing
may start as something whimsical
and end in deep pleasing.
Interaction on a task and focus on a job
may start as something tedious
and end in deep heartthrob.
Incipient intentions may change along the way.
Astonishing transformation
can strengthen feet of clay.
Hanky panky trifling and amorous dalliance
may start as something frivolous
and end in deep romance.
| Scheme | AXX BXB CXC DAD EXE XAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00100100100 1100101 011010 1001010010 11110100 010101 0101001001010 11110100 010110 010101010101 11110100 01011 0100010110101 0100010 110111 1010100100100 11110100 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 581 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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