Analysis of Under the table



Come out.
Stop being silly.
You can’t hide forever.

I won’t.
I’m not.
I can.

Okay.
Then I will too.
Show me carpet heather.

Fine.
Alright.
Silly man.


Scheme XXA XXB XXA XXB
Poetic Form
Metre 11 11010 111010 11 11 11 1 1111 111010 1 1 101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 164
Words 42
Sentences 12
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 9
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 27
Words per stanza (avg) 7
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Written on May 05, 2024

Submitted by Sleekwood on May 05, 2024

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