Analysis of Jujus
We all need a talisman:
a fetish to bring wealth.
Juju is a lucky charm
for every bill of health.
We all need an amulet:
a trinket to bring good.
Juju is a lucky charm
for every neighborhood.
We all need a miracle:
a magic to bring peace.
Juju is a lucky charm
for every kind surcease.
| Scheme | xaBa xcBc xdBd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1110100 010111 1010101 1100111 1111100 010111 1010101 110010 1110100 010111 1010101 110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 274 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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