Analysis of Disturbing And Senseless
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Disturbing.
Pointless and senseless.
Is this ongoing nonsense.
Permitted to continue the spreading of it,
Throughout urban cities.
Affecting quiet communities.
Never before to have had existed.
'Hmmm.
I see.
And just how long,
Have you noticed this disturbing...
Senseless nonsense?'
Well...
I began to notice my gardener,
Beginning to have issues when I called him...
'Boy!'
And those colored people,
Who moved in across the street.
Took offense when I had a brick wall built,
On MY property.
With a sign lit in flashing neon lights.
Clearly stated...
'Unleashed dogs, baboons and other monkeys
Do not trespass!'
'And you believe,
Your insulting behavior should be accepted?'
Me?
I didn't insult anyone.
I do my best to stay politically correct.
When I left bananas,
On my new neighbors doorstep.
I expected at least some appreciation,
To me shown.
And I regard that as disrespectful and rude.
'So far are you from reality.'
What are you talking about?
It took me less than a minute,
To express my acceptance and approval.
I am appalled that you would think of me,
To a bigot with racist inclinations.
Afterall,
I am a law abiding patriot of these...
United States.
And never will I claim to be a zookeeper!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010 10010 111010 010101001011 011010 010100100 1001111010 1 11 0111 11101010 1010 1 1011101100 01011101111 1 011010 1100101 1011110111 11100 1011010101 1010 0110101010 111 0101 101001011010 1 1100110 1111110100001 111010 111101 10101110010 111 01011101001 1111110 1111001 11111010 10110100010 1101111111 1010110010 10 110101010011 0101 0101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,167 |
Words | 210 |
Sentences | 32 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 5, 12, 2, 8, 1, 9 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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