Analysis of At the Bar



A couple sitting at the bar
oblivious to one another
Both staring into their
drinks with a blank look
on their faces

She's worried about her
life, " I have to get out
of here. This is a sleazy
place I'm in."
He's wondering about
all the parties and all
the women he doesn't
meet.

The vague music in the
background with the
scent of smoke swirling
to the ceiling, people
looking for pick-ups,
their dim emotions lost
in the grey tones

People fading into the
background while the
bartender takes the
lead, as he runs to
everyone for fill-ups, he
says to himself, "These
dumb people. Look how
they live their lives, can't
handle the stress so they
numb themselves with
alcohol."

The dawn approaches,
people go home and
fall asleep...dreaming
of wholeness in their
lives and finally finding
true love


Scheme XABCD AEFXEXXX GGHXXXX GGGXFXXXXXX DXCBHX
Poetic Form
Metre 01010101 010011010 110011 11011 1110 110010 111111 1111010 110 110001 101001 010110 1 011000 110 11110 101010 10111 110101 0011 1010010 110 1010 11111 101111 11011 11011 11111 100111 1011 10 01010 10110 11 11001 1010010 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 762
Words 145
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 7, 11, 6
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on November 30, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jeanne Fiedler

I believe in writing for therapy and spirituality. Writing is what keeps me together and keeps me alive. I write for peace and equality on the earth. more…

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