Analysis of Mechanic's Panic



The Mechanic
He reaches for a ticket
And even though he didn't pick it
Its under the grease rack
To fix that car that came back
This is his calling
To fix that car thats stalling
Or fixing that car that won't go
Whats next he'll never know
Fixing that belt that squeals
Well it ain't no big deal
With the quick turn of a wrench
The part is on the bench
The boss gives a shout
You don't know what about
He says you have the wrong part
And not to start
You tell him its too late
Now they have to wait


Scheme ABCDDEEFFGHIIJJKKLL
Poetic Form
Metre 0010 1101010 010111011 110011 1111111 11110 1111110 11011111 011101 101111 111111 1011101 011101 01101 111101 1111011 0111 111111 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 480
Words 104
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 390
Words per stanza (avg) 104
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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