Analysis of The Dangers of Drink



‘Would you like a bourbon ?’
I thought she meant biscuits,
much disliked as a child

she returned with whiskey
so good for sippin’
strong stuff, yet so mild

I couldn’t help seeing
she was prettier
with each glass

her eyes had been glazed
by a goddess
at white mass

enticing breasts
ripened by rays
of simmering summer

wise words failed
to form in a brain
rendered dumber

the length of that skirt
was a crime,
of passion

glimpses of bare thigh,
and much
sweeter ration

the bottle was empty,
and I looked
at the open door

and knew we'd
come together
on the sour-mashed shore


Scheme AXB CAB XDE XXE XXD XXD XXA XXA CXF XDF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (53%)
Etheree  (37%)
Metre 111010 111110 101101 101110 1111 11111 11110 11100 111 01111 1010 111 0101 1011 110010 111 11001 1010 01111 101 110 10111 01 1010 010110 011 10101 011 1010 101011
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 550
Words 106
Sentences 2
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 45
Words per stanza (avg) 11
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Submitted on January 25, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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