Analysis of A TOILING ANT (Poem #264)
Did you ever watch an ant toiling away so hard,
Trying to get from one place to another in your yard?
He often follows a long line as the leader knows the way,
And not for very long is he in one place to stay.
As he scurries along over hot concrete and tar,
He never really seems to get all that far.
His load is so large that you are simply amazed.
And if you step near him, he surely will run craised.
His hill grows bigger and bigger with dirt piling aobut
As for the other ants, their job is flinging it out.
The food he will bring to strengthen the force
Will be welcomed indeed; that is, of course,
If he wasn't snatched up while heading back to the Queen
And forever and nevermore remain to be seen.
© Copyright 8/1/1999 by Jean E. Gorney
| Scheme | AA BB CC XA AX DD EE X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111100111 10111111010011 110100111010101 0111011101111 111011010101 11010111111 111111111001 011111110111 1111001011101 1101011111011 0111111001 1110011111 1110111101101 001001001111 1011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 732 |
| Words | 148 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on March 01, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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