Analysis of Musca domestica



That little fucker's tempting fate,
Buzzing, hovering around my face,
I've gently shooed the thing off,
But the shit thinks he's tough,
It's starting to stoke some hate.

With each passing moment, my ire grew,
At that pesky fly and the rest of its crew,
I clenched my fists tight,
And prepared for the fight,
But that fly just buzzed on, as if it knew.

I tried swatting it with all my might,
But it dodged and weaved, out of sight,
Returning when my guard was down,
So when it finally landed, I frowned,
And slapped my own face before it took flight.


Scheme AXXXA BBCCB CCXXC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (27%)
Metre 1101101 101000111 1101011 101111 1101111 111010111 11101001111 11111 001101 1111111111 11111111 11101111 01011111 1111001011 0111101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 551
Words 119
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Written on February 22, 2023

Submitted by muzz on March 20, 2024

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