Analysis of 1954
I remember the smell of beer
going down the back steps
The keg under the dartboard
the men in long sleeves
Being carried by my grandfather
and each uncle one by one
Old Spice and English Lavender
as hugs and kisses were exchanged
The garage door open to the back yard
where music was playing
The bride throwing her bouquet
girls screaming with glee
I was six years old when they married
Eisenhower’s picture in the hall
The smell of the fresh cut grass
and cigarette smoke mixing freely outside
It was the best of all possible times
God and country held us tight
The best of all possible times
—as hope and laughter filled the air
(Family Wedding: June, 1954)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10100111 101011 011001 01011 10101110 0110111 11010100 11010001 0011101011 110110 0110001 11011 111111110 10010001 0110111 0011101011 1101111001 1010111 01111001 11010101 100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 665 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 20, 1 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 267 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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