Analysis of Statistically Speaking
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Few would willingly volunteer,
To consciously become...
Victimized by an experiment.
That treats a disease,
They do not suffer from.
Yet wanted to prove to others,
Their bravery.
With it to hope,
This experience will leave them...
Free from aches and pains,
For the rest of their lives.
Lieing about something new,
Prescribed.
By a recommended doctor...
Who to them guarantees,
Whatever it is they may feel...
Can only be attributed,
To an overactive imagination!
'Doctor?
What should I do?'
'Well...
Don't stop lieing to yourself.'
'Statistically speaking, of course.
'Comeon!
Don't be so serious.
I'm joking!
| Scheme | XAXBAXXXXXXCXDBXXX DC XX X CXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110001 110001 100110100 11001 111101 11011110 1100 1111 10100111 11101 101111 101101 01 1001010 11101 1011111 11010100 1110100010 10 1111 1 111101 010001011 1 111100 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 605 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 21 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18, 2, 2, 1, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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