Analysis of Resumé
Dorothy Parker 1893 (Long Branch) – 1967 (New York City)
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
| Scheme | ABABCDCE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 1011 1011 0111 11010 11 1110 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 149 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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