Analysis of Lance

Douglas H. Mc Clintock 1934 (Sarnia, Ontario)



I once knew a cat named Lance,
He had a sister  named Loretta
He visited select houses and not by chance
Fluffy orange and white, he was quite the fella !

Lance was a cat very street smart,
Looking both ways to cross the street
To the woods catching mice for his desert
One word to describe him, he was so neat !

Lance was my neighbor's cat
Living next door but he liked me the best,
Jumping up on  our window still, just like that,
Let me in, I want to be your guest !

We spoiled him with tuna and salmon
Living the good life, he always said his thanks, meow
Every morning, when he saw me, he ran with a passion
Give me my breakfast now !

We put a red ribbon around his neck
He was very proud to have that,
He was called the Mayor   because he was so smart,
He was known as the kitty cat diplomat !

Alas, things came to an end
He died in a neighbor 's shed where he slept,
His owner said, "bury him in your backyard
He was never my cat !


Scheme ABAB CDXD EFEF GHGH XECE XXXE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (83%)
Metre 1110111 110101010 110001100111 101001111010 11011011 10111101 1011011110 1110111111 111101 1011111101 101110101111 110111111 111110010 100111111101 100101111111010 111101 1101100111 11101111 111010011111 1111010110 0111111 11001011111 1101101011 111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 944
Words 205
Sentences 7
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 33

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Lance the cat

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Written on July 28, 2022

Submitted by Dougla$Irishman on July 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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