Analysis of Kathy

Dr. T. Pinnock 1962 (Hartford, Ct)



Cold and wanted, lovely sound
I love, when Kathy whispers in the cold wind.

By: Theodore Arthur Pinnock
“summer of 74”
11 years old


Scheme XX XXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1010101 11110100011 1101010 101 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 131
Words 24
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 2, 3
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 51
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted by dr_pinnock on July 14, 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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