Analysis of I'm A Mangy Mutt (Senryu)



I'm A Mangy Mutt   (Senryu)

I doubt I'll be an
Esteemed poet laureate
I'm a mangy mutt

Edwin Tanguma   © 2/4/2021


Scheme X XAA X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101011 11111 0110100 10101 10010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 110
Words 21
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 27
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on February 05, 2021

Modified on April 25, 2023

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