Analysis of Dyspepsia
Glancing into the hostess' eyes
he holds them only a moment before discovering hers to be dull and empty
a wasted beauty, an empty mind,
and with much loathing, he turns away
Moving to distance himself
he is then disturbed by a disheveled and imposing creature in a misfit dress
who squeezes by him quite unmindful of his presence
and with much contempt, he shudders with revulsion
Stepping back
he is suddenly accosted by a drunkard
who proceeds, with shameful humor, to tell a tasteless joke
until his singular audience swiftly takes his leave
Retrieving coat and hat in disgust, he quits the house
and as the party wears into the night
a guest inquires after the misanthrope
whose early retirement is given over to indigestion
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10010101 111100100101000111010 010101101 011101101 1011001 11101100100010100011 11011111110 011011101010 101 111000101010 10111010110101 01110010010111 0101010011101 0101010101 0101010010 1100100110101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 732 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on March 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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