Analysis of Who killed the girl, ruined dad’s world?
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
Another P. I. thriller handy
Yeah, I got the DVD.
And his life is so messed up.
How he helps?
Well that beats me.
But a death has
Sparked his contract.
Sweet young girl
Got led astray.
By some fancy Dancy Drinker
Now it’s time for him
To pay.
Live or dead her
Father mentions.
Check the Chinese
Joint on First.
Golden Dragon breathing fire.
But her Father’s face
Seems worse.
Waitresses caught a glimpse
At the table, Patron’s face.
He was Russian
(Aren’t they all now?)
Likely spot to start the Chase?
Took a matchbook.
Lucky token for
The first pay-check in weeks.
Pray to God to
Find some justice
He will open doors, methinks.
Do not wish to
Pack the pistol
All those bullets
Down the sink.
| Scheme | AABCADEFGHIGHJKLHMNOMPQMRSTUVCUWXY |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111010 11101 0111111 111 1111 1011 111 111 1101 11101010 11111 11 1110 1010 1001 111 10101010 10101 11 100101 1010101 1110 10111 1011101 101 10101 011101 1111 1110 111011 1111 1010 1110 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 703 |
| Words | 148 |
| Sentences | 20 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 34 |
| Lines Amount | 34 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 535 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 129 |
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Written on February 06, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023
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