Analysis of Piece Of 'ee Pie

Perry Campanella 1948 (FL)



I set out lookin' fer some way to scribe,
that wer' a different, en catch yarn ear
Well first I'd try, 'ee hollerin' a rhyme,
with all CAPS, this only brought er tear,

This started me a thinkin' too look
else-where, excep', per'aps this prose
isn't fer me, many have written 'ay book'
I'll need my style, somethin' to share

Sure fer this, they will laugh till they pee,
wouldn't it be a blessin', in this puddle
of tryin', findin' a style suited, right fer me
per'aps I'll be better off, an only doodle

keepin' this in mind, I started, I writ'
writ', en rewrit', like ne're before,
poundin' on my KeyPad, till all fingers,
akein' back, big butt twer'z bone sore,

well, If only I could catch er great line
if it wer' different, silly, too catch one's eye
I'd show 'em, too smile, durin' my life time
attain fame, per'aps, my piece of 'ee pie


Scheme XXAB CXCB DEDE XFXF XGAG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 111111111 1101001111 11111101 111110101 110101011 111111 10111011011 1111111 111111111 1011010110 1110110111 11110111010 110111011 11111101 11111110 1111111 1110111011 111100101111 111111111 011111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 821
Words 157
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 123
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted by PoetPerryCampanella on October 30, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Perry Campanella

I first started writing songs, so I thought - at ten years-old ( so young ) I didn't let anyone see them and burned all for a great fire. I was later encouraged to write by a nun - a Catholic nun, whom did hear me singing while washing pots n pans, after which she provided me a slice of her pie and saidyou need to join our choir for the talent you have needs not pots n pans to drown-out your lovely voice; Shy then and now I did as she asked; So she would come -by to hear me sing. after which another slice of pie would be offered. We would sit together and write poetry and to this day I haven't washed a single pot or pan! Though I'll bet-ya I can "spot a poem to pen" more…

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