Analysis of Mr. A. G. Bell, by the Sea.



Cape Breton was his second home
Town Baddeck specifically
Alongside Bras D’Or Lake.
It does shine sun-up, like
A Golden Arm!
And our man walked it all.
Thought over problems, providences
Ideas, inventions.
Saw the Kitty Hawk fly there.
Swinging his lean-on stick.
Good walnut made by special
Scots hands in Town.
In for breakfast of a champion.
Two boiled eggs, three slices local ham
Fried potatoes, lots of onion
Brown toast overdone.
Inventions on the go.
Air travel.
Hydroplane.
Phonograph recordings.
Studies and devices for deaf folks
Speech carried miles on end
By strange can and wire principles.
“Mister Watson come here.
I want to see you “
And bringing everyone together.
Oops almost forgot, this morning
Is lawn bowls.
Remember Alexander G.
“All work and no play
Makes Johnny a very
dull Lad indeed.
Time out now.
Stretch the legs up that Hill.
Lungs being tested a wee bit.
Aye.
Love this Scotia.”


Scheme ABCDEFGGHIJKLMLLNJKGGOGPQRSGBTBUVWXYZ
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 110100 011111 111111 0101 0101111 110101 010010 1010111 101111 111110 1101 011010100 111110101 10101110 11101 010101 110 1 10010 100010111 110111 111010100 101011 11111 01010010 1101110 111 0100101 11011 110010 1101 111 101111 11010011 1 1110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 921
Words 180
Sentences 25
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 37
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 719
Words per stanza (avg) 155

About this poem

Invention personified 1847-1922.

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Written on February 24, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 24, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on February 25, 2023

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Doug Blair

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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