Analysis of Effective Listening
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Effectively listening.
With undivided attention given.
Is effective for comprehending.
Understanding.
And communicating.
Sharing
Being understood.
Effectively.
Exchanging conversation.
Learning to listen.
Without distracting to interrupt.
What has not been mentioned,
For the purpose to conduct...
One's own topic to discuss.
Expecting more attention to get.
To misunderstand or comprehend,
Why whoever is listening.
Says effectively,
'What in hell has that got to do...
With the topic we agreed to bring up!'
'Well...
You did say,
Life to live has its pits.
And not a bowl of pit less cherries.
When I know where to go,
To buy seedless grapes.
More flavorful than cherries.
Regardless of the pits!'
'I chose to use cherries,
As a depiction to describe...
What life to live is all about.'
'And my preference,
Happens to be seedless grapes.
So what's the big deal?
Both are fruits.
Tomatoes are too!
Yet people think of them to be vegetables.
They are not.
Nor are cucumbers.'
'You would make a good politician!'
'Naw!
I don't have that kind of religious ambition.
And besides,
Most smiling politicians have to declare...
With a swearing to be faithful Christians.
What a hoax on folks that is!'
'I...uh...
Have nothing else to say.'
'That I clearly agree to understand.'
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Metre | 0100100 101001010 10101010 010 00100 10 1001 0100 010010 10110 01010101 111110 1010101 1110101 010101011 1001101 10101100 10100 10111111 1010101111 1 111 111111 010111110 111111 1111 1100110 010101 111110 10010101 11111101 01100 101111 11011 111 01011 11011111100 111 11100 11101010 1 111111010010 001 1100101101 1010111010 1011111 1 110111 111001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,277 |
Words | 263 |
Sentences | 42 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 20, 8, 3, 8, 1, 6, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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