Analysis of Different Direction
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Perhaps it is in the undertaking,
To make steps in a different direction.
That is consider to be a sign of weakness.
Or a maverick nonconformist.
Going against what is perceived,
A collective normalcy.
Yet...
Not too often does anyone,
Choose a doing to go it alone.
To pioneer the unknown.
Weak, meek or docile.
With a facing of obstacles and challenges,
Others have shown to fear.
And many like this,
Ultimately claim of giving their support.
If it to mention as time passes,
Returns to them benefits...
Of some kind.
'I always knew one day,
They would become successful.
From all the encouragement,
They had to receive.'
'0h yeah?
From who? You?'
'Well...
Indirectly?
I guess that would be a yes!'
'How grateful and thankful they must be,
To know 'indirectly'...
They could depend upon your support.
And...uh...
That 'success' that had been accomplished,
Was not achieved overnight.'
'I know that.
I've been supporting what they do,
For almost a year now.'
'Yeah.
What you know to recently discover,
Had been their success to achieve...
Several decades ago.'
'Oh!
I did not hear that.'
'And I am shocked.
Who knew,
You would leave me speechless!'
'I can't believe you said that.
Because when I found out,
The same thing happened to me.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011100100 11100100010 110101101110 10100010 10011101 0010100 1 1110110 101011101 101001 11110 101011000100 101111 01011 10001110101 111101110 0111100 111 11111 1101010 1100100 11101 11 111 1 0010 1111101 110010111 110010 110101101 1 101111010 1101101 111 11010111 11011 1 1111100010 11101101 100101 1 11111 0111 11 111110 1101111 011111 0111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,215 |
Words | 227 |
Sentences | 38 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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