Analysis of MUD

Christina Long 1972 (United States)



MUD
My name is Trash – call me MUD for short.
I only wish that I could mentally transport.
Many have found ways to abuse me to become rich.
Some have been murdered and found in a ditch.
The drive within them is more valuable than gold.
Many of us have been sold.
There are no use for schoolbooks.
We have to maintain our looks.
No time to be a bore.
They have turned me into a whore.
They will keep me out of reach.
The drive within is nothing to teach.
Many patrons have been evicted.
They are seriously addicted.
They will use you against your will.
If you resist, they will kill.
They will hang some from a tree.
There is no use you will never be free.
Many patrons are no hero.
Will make sure you stay at zero.
Shooting and stabbing pains is a common affair.
I only wished upon a prayer.
There is nothing you can do.
They own you.
They will tie you so they can straddle.
Not even a saddle.
You will never be well.
You are living in hell!

BY CHRISTINA LONG


Scheme ABBCCDDEEFFGGXAHHIIJJKKLLMMNN X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (23%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1 111111111 110111110001 1011110111011 1111001001 010111110011 1011111 111111 11101101 111101 11110101 1111111 010111011 101011010 111000010 11110111 1101111 1111101 1111111011 10101110 11111110 100101101001 11010101 1110111 111 111111110 110010 111011 111001 10101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 967
Words 221
Sentences 29
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 29, 1
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 370
Words per stanza (avg) 95
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Written on April 15, 2008

Submitted by christinal.29726 on January 12, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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