Analysis of Slapped By A Hippopotamus
Fourteen armadillos blaze across the pantry,
Carrying torches made of orchids and fire.
Horses made out of pancakes throw planks against the door.
You are here.
You are not here.
You are somewhat here.
You are disappearing.
You are reappearing.
You are eating a fragrant sandwich.
You are not here.
You are here.
Every day this routine repeats.
Every day I have to watch my cereal being devoured by wild hogs.
And the whole world watches as you disappear and reappear and become translucent and eat a sandwich.
I can almost see your digestive system.
| Scheme | xxx AAabbcAA xxc x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
| Metre | 11010101010 100101110010 101111110101 111 1111 11111 11010 111 111001010 1111 111 100110101 10011111110010010111 001110110100100101001010 1111101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 536 |
| Words | 95 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 8, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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