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 |
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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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