Analysis of Double Whopper

Double Whopper 1961 (El Paso, Texas)



Double whopper, no mayo, no ketchup.
Heavy mustard, heavy pickle, no fries.
(I'm not that bad)

Two or three times a week, at least, I eat this meal.
Fat, decrepit, half blind, cane in hand.
They see me coming, it's damn near done.
No words. Ring it up. Pay.
Easy.

Three decades now, I make journey to this king.
Only occasionally before, now much more often.
It's close, it's convenient.
 (They don't let me drive anymore).

Free refills, you know.
I sit.
And read.
Sometimes.
I write.

His majesty is always there for me.
But still.
Too bad, there's no Whataburger.


Scheme XXX XXAXB XAXC XXXXX BXC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (45%)
Metre 1010110110 1010101011 1111 111101111111 101011101 111101111 111111 10 10111110111 10010000111110 111010 1111101 10111 11 01 01 11 110011111 11 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 577
Words 126
Sentences 22
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 5, 4, 5, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

These days, in my post stroke, post retirement life, I spend a lot of time just hanging out and reading at the local fast places food. This poem is about that.

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Written on June 10, 2023

Submitted by jamesm.30593 on June 13, 2023

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Double Whopper

I grew up in Texas. I'm a retired military musician and a stroke survivor. These days, I spend my time pursuing acting. more…

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