Analysis of Unkind Joke
Raised from the youth
I am misplaced among the living
Captured by stress and traffic
I release my anger amongst the crowd
Repressed, my feelings of bitterness wait
In time, I start the wheels of frustration
And my lightly toasted skin turns red
Deep red like the fury that awaits
Joking and faking a conversation
Waiting and waiting, SNAP
I have a target and they do not even know
They woke up this morning chipper and all
Three kids, a good husband, and Jesus
Kind, warm-hearted, and deserving
But they are none of these
Because I am hypnotized by the city's filth
I get closer and honk to distract
Get out of my car, gun in hand
And from this anger I have
I begin to react
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHFIJKLBMNOPQO |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1101 110101010 1011010 1011100101 0111011001 0111011010 011010111 111010101 100100010 100101 110100111101 1111101001 110110010 11100010 111111 01111010101 111001101 11111101 0111011 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 655 |
| Words | 127 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 538 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 127 |
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Submitted on July 04, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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