Analysis of The French Goal Scores 500



Maurice Richard his edge was hard
Jean Beliveau his demons lay low
Marcel Dion he was energetic til the end
Guy Lafleur his shot was sure
Mario Lemieux two titles for a career


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Tanka  (20%)
Cinquain  (20%)
Metre 01101111 11011011 011011010101 1011111 100011101001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 175
Words 33
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 143
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Written on September 29, 2023

Submitted by raetally on October 01, 2023

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