Analysis of Texan
David Ray McAlpine 1957 (Oak Cliff, TX)
Ain't felt like a Texan in awhile
went on down the road another mile
to the blue and red fence posts.
Took a left
Took a right
Felt bereft
Then took on the fight
Another day just like most
This here Texan was a wearin a smile
Drove a mile or more down the road
Listenin to the stories the fence posts told
| Scheme | AAX BCBC XAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010001 111010101 1010111 101 101 101 11101 0101111 111010101 10111101 110100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 295 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
This poem about the choice Texan's have to make in terms of their political direction.
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Written on June 01, 2021
Submitted by drmcalpine on June 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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