Analysis of Poem 678



Unkempt oily hair

Odorous tattered attire

Weathered dirty skin

Standing with his cardboard sign

As the traffic passes by


Scheme X X X X X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01101 10010010 10101 101111 1010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 116
Words 19
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 20
Words per stanza (avg) 4
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Billy Loving

I decided to take up writing poetry about 3 years ago. I used read a lot when I was younger being a shy introvert who was somewhat seen as a misfit. I find it to be very relaxing and therapeutic. My escape from everyday life. I am a fan of haikus, tankas, sonnets, rhyming poetry and stylistic poetry such as E. E. Cummings. more…

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