Analysis of The Man of Double Deed
There was a man of double deed,
Who sowed his garden full of seed;
When the seed began to grow,
'Twas like a garden full of snow;
When the snow began to melt,
'Twas like a ship without a belt;
When the ship began to sail,
'Twas like a bird without a tail;
When the bird began to fly,
'Twas like an eagle in the sky;
When the sky began to roar,
'Twas like a lion at my door;
When my door began to crack,
'Twas like a stick across my back;
When my back began to smart,
'Twas like a penknife in my heart;
And when my heart began to bleed,
'Twas death, and death, and death indeed.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 11110111 1010111 11010111 1010111 11010101 1010111 11010101 1010111 11110001 1010111 11010111 1110111 11010111 1110111 1101011 01110111 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 560 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 431 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted by acronimous on April 04, 2021
Modified by acronimous on April 18, 2023
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