Analysis of Smile



Its like a slice of bread without the spread,
Its like a pudding but without the sauce
Or like a mattress that's without a bed
And like a carriage ride without a hoss;
Its like a cabinet without a latch
Or like a woman lacking any grace
And like pipe without a single match,
Is anybody with a smileless face.
Its like a room without a windowpane,
Its like a sonnet with no beat nor rhyme
Or like a summer day without a rain
And like a clock that never tells the time;
Oh yes, the saddest sight that's ever been
Is face without a smile or little grin!

The face of everyone was made for smiles
And so thereby, therewith they're fully blest
Above all mammals, fishes, and reptiles,
The insects, birds, or any of the rest;
A smiling person just a bit below
The blessed angels in the upper skies.


Scheme AXAXBCBCDEDEFF GHGHXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1101110101 1101010101 1101010101 0101010101 1101000101 1101010101 011010101 110001011 110101010 1101011111 1101010101 0101110101 1101011101 1101011101 011101111 011111101 0111010010 011110101 0101010101 011000101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 772
Words 152
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 14, 6
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 311
Words per stanza (avg) 76
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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