Analysis of Whatever Happened to the Outhouse?
Paul D. Lacey 1947 (Zanesville, Ohio)
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE OUTHOUSE?
Whatever happened to the Outhouse,
With the seat all rough and cold!
The one that had the roughly hewed door,
With the latch that would never hold!
And there replacing the Charmin,
Was yesterday’s Daily News.
To be utilized to its fullest
And not to be abused!
I often long for those days gone by,
When I have the Monday blues.
Even if it did require
Using yesterday’s Daily News!!!!!
| Scheme | A Abxb xcxx xcxc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101 1010101 1011101 011101011 10111101 0101001 110101 11101110 011101 110111111 1110101 1011110 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 429 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Inspired by day dreaming about old times and old challenges.
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Written on June 02, 2002
Submitted by PoePaul on September 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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