Analysis of AS I GO

Dr. T. Pinnock 1962 (Hartford, Ct)

AS I GO
As I go,
Away I still never forget the day
Because I love you so.

Scheme AAba
Poetic Form
Metre 111 111 0111100101 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 76
Words 20
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 54
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted by dr_pinnock on July 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Dr. T. Pinnock

Dr. Pinnock first wrote poetry in the institution he resided in inside a classroom at 8 years old. The typewriter was old and manual with a keyguard. A keyguard is a device with an opening for each key to prevent a person lacking fine motor skills from accidentally hitting a key. Dr. Pinnock was granted permission to use the class alone. He labored there typing for hours ignoring his cerebral palsy. Dr. Pinnock grew up with his family until August of 1970. Poverty forced his parents to make him a ward of the State of Connecticut. more…

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