Analysis of Delectable



Soft and supple
Hard and hairy
Juicy dripping
Gently gripping

Red and swollen
Rebirth succulent
Hanging low
Banging slow

Falling gently
Wind contracted
Multi-colored
Size adored

By Douglas Noel


Scheme XABB XXCC AXXX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 01100 101 101 1010 1100 1010 101 11001
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 217
Words 31
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 41
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Submitted by dougnoel on July 27, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Douglas Noel

Douglas is a published poet who have been accorded several awards for his poetry. He is a former teacher of 40 years the last 13 of which focused on teaching middle school children to write especially using various poetic forms. more…

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