Analysis of Pencil and Paper Guy



By: Curtis A. Carroll, 5/24/2016

‘Am a pencil and paper kinda guy
I know absolutely nothing about algorithms’ and Wi-Fi
I type with two fingers and see with two eyes,
I cross all my T’s and dot all the I’s,
That’s why I am a pencil and paper kinda guy.

If I feel like a good story, I read a book
I don’t download it or get it from Amazon Nook
I like the feel of a book in my hand,
And when ‘am done reading, I mark it with a rubber band;
That’s why I am a pencil and paper kinda man.

When ‘am driving I don’t text or use the cell
Too often drivers get crushed and the rest of their life is hell.
I have disconnected the phones – nothing more to say;
#Hash tag: getalife, or Go shopping on EBay.
“You are just a pencil and paper guy!” They all say.


Scheme X AAXXA BBCCX DDEXE
Poetic Form
Metre 110010 1010010101 110101001100011 11111001111 11111101101 1111010010101 111101101101 11111111101 1101101011 01111011110101 1111010010101 11101111101 110101100111111 110100110111 111111011 1110100101111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 758
Words 156
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 140
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on January 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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