Analysis of Stoned
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
For many years it took me to admit,
My addiction to keep my peace of mind...
Hidden.
And hopefully not have noticed,
I was high and quite stoned.
Feeling guilty.
About my need to stay happy,
Everyday of each week.
And...
There were times,
I even went out of my way...
Trying to feel depressed.
Wanting to get along with others,
Complaining over nothing.
But for them this had been their way of life.
Until they discovered,
I had been an undercover optimist.
Today?
Knowing I had betrayed,
Those seeking to find...
Anything to moan and whine about.
I laugh.
And not always quietly.
Whenever I am around negative people.
Done to do and pretend,
A feeling happy all the time...
With nothing to complain about.
Has driven me crazed.
Into an irreversible psychological madness!
And for whatever the reason,
They accept me as I am.
With a giving of their respectful,
Yet pitiful looks of concern.
'Stay up, my brutha.
One day it will be okay.
Pray and keep the faith!'
Scheme | XABXXCCX XXDXXXXXX DXAEXCFXXEXX BXFX GDG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111101 1010111111 10 01001110 111011 1010 01111110 101111 0 101 11011111 101101 101101110 0101010 1111111111 011010 1111010100 01 101101 11011 10110101 11 011100 010110110010 111001 01010101 11010101 11011 0110100010010 0110010 1011111 101011010 11001101 1111 111111 10101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 213 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 9, 12, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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