Analysis of Santa
Odete Oliveira 1977 (USA)
What did I do to deserve this
What have I done to be one
What do you think am I naughty or nice
Do you have to think thrice
Santa
| Scheme | ABCCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 11111011 1111111 1111111011 111111 10 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 130 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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