Analysis of Running With Scissors
Charles l Porter 1953 (Lansing, mi)
didn't your momma tell you
when you were young and stupid
that they are pointy and cut paper
to leave them on the table
especially where she could find them
i know dad certainly did
adding a few choice words in the process
they must have shouted it at you
DON'T RUN WITH SCISSORS
| Scheme | ABCDEFGAH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 1011011 1101010 111100110 1111010 01011111 1111001 100111001 11110111 11110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 224 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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one of many things i was told as a child and actually listened to
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