Analysis of If Permitted
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
If permitted.
If allowed to exist.
If a doing done,
To continue and be witnessed...
Condoned as it is.
If debated.
With evidence and proof.
Needing no one to dispute it.
And yet,
Left to leave...
Permitted.
Allowed to exist as it is condoned.
With evidence and its proof provided.
Whatever is witnessed to debate,
Continues a game played to anticipate...
The people will eventually ignore,
All seriousness of crimes.
To expect them and accept,
Outside of their front doors.
Hoping with excitement to be invited.
Without a need to knock.
At anytime to be welcomed inside.
And recognized with the best,
Of hospitality to expect.
'What took you so long?
We have been waiting,
For your personal appearance.
And...
So relieved we are too.
We thought to believe,
You were making attempts to avoid us.
Welcome.
Take whatever it is you wish.
And here are the keys to both cars!'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010 101101 10101 10100110 01111 1010 110001 10111011 01 111 010 0110111101 1100011010 10110101 0100111010 01010100001 1100011 1011001 111111 10101011010 010111 110111001 010101 10100101 11111 11110 11100010 0 101111 11101 1010011011 10 1101111 01101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 871 |
Words | 186 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 24, 10 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 338 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 76 |
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