Analysis of Banged Up Pup
Took to me
No time at all
Damp stairwell
Downtown Memphis.
Sort of a Doberman
Mixed with standard Poodle
I think.
An attractive dark brown.
But matted with
muck of the streets
Near misses
And neglect.
The bath was a battle.
Called him Stormy.
And Stormy delighted
In many simple things
With me and
With friends who took
His fancy.
Tricks? Oh yeah.
Fast learner.
Smiling out his satisfaction.
In each performance.
I was just one small
Step from the streets myself.
On disability from a
Lumber Camp accident.
Mangled the left leg
Permanently.
Trouble with my claim
Six years ago.
And constant efforts to
Chisel away the amount.
Or to push upon me
Some silly excuse for a job.
At least with Stormy
The leg will get plenty
Of workouts.
Walks.
Exploration.
Encounters with other folk.
All with this foundling
Of chance.
And his big smiles.
And good fortune.
Scheme | ABXXCDXXXXXX D A XXXXAXXCX BXXXXAXXXXAX AAXXCXXXXC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) |
Metre | 111 1111 11 1110 110100 111010 11 101011 111 1101 110 001 011010 1110 010010 010101 110 1111 110 111 110 1011010 01010 11111 11011 1010010 101100 10011 1000 10111 1101 010101 1001001 111011 11001101 11110 011110 11 1 010 0101101 11110 11 0111 0110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 867 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 12, 1, 1, 9, 12, 10 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on May 25, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 25, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on May 25, 2023
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