Analysis of Cheryl

Dr. T. Pinnock 1962 (Hartford, Ct)

Running in love,
giving her love
to the stars.
Small, but love
is strong.
Showing her love
to the wind.

By: Theodore Arthur Pinnock
“Summer of 74”

Scheme AAXAXAX XA
Poetic Form
Metre 1001 1001 101 111 11 1001 101 1101010 101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 146
Words 27
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 2
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 56
Words per stanza (avg) 14
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Submitted by dr_pinnock on July 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Dr. T. Pinnock

Dr. Pinnock first wrote poetry in the institution he resided in inside a classroom at 8 years old. The typewriter was old and manual with a keyguard. A keyguard is a device with an opening for each key to prevent a person lacking fine motor skills from accidentally hitting a key. Dr. Pinnock was granted permission to use the class alone. He labored there typing for hours ignoring his cerebral palsy. Dr. Pinnock grew up with his family until August of 1970. Poverty forced his parents to make him a ward of the State of Connecticut. more…

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