Analysis of Emily's Children at Heart
Southern Comfort gets set to the side,
When it's too perfect for adults to imbibe.
And a child's broken dream room is too tried.
So Cupid's nick falls late and wide.
Southern Comfort goes down easy with peaches and lemonade.
But it's more of a trophy alone than any mix has made.
Beneath this fuzzy accent of genteel taste
An icy sharp tongue lies in wait.
Southern Comfort can send you off on a broken wing.
The Steel Magnolia's cheeks flush rosy rings,
For a butterfly kiss is too fleeting a thing.
Hovering lashes carry the tears' sting.
Southern Comfort serves cupcakes with an innocent hum
Decadent icing melts fast and furious in the sun.
The fresher batter gets splattered just for fun.
A toothpick pr*ck decides what is done.
Doug of a kiss too late
Jef of skateboard and scatter shot fun
Arie of the competitive race
Sean of Dallas perfection
In Consideration of 2012 Bachelorette Emily Maynard's Children at Heart: "Southern Comfort
(Emily's Children at Heart)" by MistyRose™ 17 July 2012 ©
Scheme | AXAA BBXC DXDD XEEE CEXE XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011101 11101101101 0011011111 1111101 101011101100101 111101001110111 01110011011 11011101 1010111110101 01111101 10101111001 1001010011 101011111001 10010110100001 01010110111 01111111 110111 11101011 101001001 1110010 00010111001010111010 1001011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 989 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 08, 2015
Modified on March 26, 2023
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