Analysis of Another Piper
Michelle Butler 1965 (New York)
Not piebald, a piper of a different sort,
Partakers tend to frequent cuff and court.
He seldom leads prefers to follow,
Decorates flesh while insides hollow.
And slowly lets his ways go shady,
And lowers bar on choice of lady.
Will blame the Mayor and Council Board,
As if actions be not of his own accord.
Why all’d be in his favor if only not
For that darned raw deal that he got!
Plus ‘cause of him and also her
For was them that made it all occur.
The unfairness! Those in cahoots!
Falling on deaf ears; points are moot.
Child throws tantrums, teens rebel,
Twenties, thirties, gone to Hell.
Not of Hamelin or setting exotic,
Just the state of confusion, the city psychotic.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF XXXX GG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101001 11110101 110101110 1110110 010111110 010111110 110100101 11101111101 11101101101 11111111 11110100 111111101 00101001 10111111 1110110 1010111 11100110010 101101001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 688 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A different take on Browning's Pied Piper of Hamelin, and also, sadly, about a family member. A ballad style poem that tells a story.
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Written on February 08, 2022
Submitted by dropabomshell on March 28, 2022
Modified on April 23, 2023
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