Analysis of The Many Wells



One man and a village amidst a sandstorm
Over a fortnight it died and drought was born
Once every hour he slaved upon the ground
On hopes of many wells to keep the town sound
So many holes adorned the villages’ walls
Yet not one reaped water to quench their dry calls
He dug everywhere and here and there he ran
Until a wise man passed by and mocked the man
“Why slave upon many? They all are not done.”
You can dig deeper and find water from one.”


Scheme ABCCDDEEFF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1100100101 1001110111 110010110101 11110111011 11010101001 11111011111 1110010111 01011110101 11011011111 11110011011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 447
Words 91
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 353
Words per stanza (avg) 89
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Submitted by jinbyrd on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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