Analysis of Signs Of Quicksand
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
The flashing neon lights.
Bright to see upon broad billboards.
With pictures depicting,
Victims screaming for help.
And...
Within fences built.
Warning the presence,
Of trained pitbull dogs...
Will and not 'maybe' attack.
Anyone that trespasses.
Can not stop those defiant.
Wishing to prove,
Themselves exceptions...
To obey laws and rules.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIAJKLM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 1110111 110010 101011 0 01101 10010 1111 1011001 1011 1111010 1011 01010 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 327 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 268 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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