Analysis of Pretty Chippy
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
A chipmunk on the trail
Where I had seen no life before
A fury little creature
Was provided by the LORD
As I approached she didn’t move
She wanted just to stay
I hope that I don’t scare her now
And make her run away
A beautiful little creature
Bringing yet another lesson
I love the way you teach me LORD
You never keep me guessing
| Scheme | XXAB XCXC AXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
| Metre | 01101 11111101 0101010 1010101 1101111 110111 11111101 010101 01001010 10101010 11011111 1101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 337 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on November 24, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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