Analysis of Grin



They let him out of
The nuthouse to
Go for a walk.
He didn't argue,
He didn't squawk.
It gave him time to
Think about his crime;
When he used to drink,
And dribble gin
Down his chin,
He got mad and
Killed his kin.
That's his sin;
That's why they
Put him in.
But even today,
It still gives him
A little grin.


Scheme ABCBCBDEFFGFFHFHIF
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 011 1101 11010 1101 11111 10111 11111 0101 111 1110 111 111 111 110 11001 1111 0101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 290
Words 64
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 229
Words per stanza (avg) 64
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Submitted by g_d on July 13, 2014

Modified on May 01, 2023

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