Analysis of The Messaging Game
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
The messaging game.
Avoided to dismiss and twist,
Contents of the message.
With a loading of it,
Some do to prefer to add their nonsense.
Has nothing to do with the truth.
That a few choose,
For them offends to begin arguments.
Arguments started to suggest and defend,
What is in the message...
Is meant to be delivered.
Done directly towards them.
And it is yet still,
Like other messages sent...
With the same contents in it.
Immediately it is the messenger accused,
For having the nerve to deliver a message...
With words used that are rude.
Disrespectful, too honest and true.
Leaving the messenger the one attacked.
And blamed to deliver a message,
Not to open or look at.
Or...
Approve of the words used.
Nor what the message says.
But knows the address.
And name of the fool who accepted it!
'Uh...
Before you get my mother involved in this.
Or tell me what I can do to myself.
I am just the messenger!'
'Oh...
I am so sorry.
Can you ever forgive me?
You must think I'm a fool.
Who has lost my mind.'
'No problem.
Truth has that effect.
On those who don't expect it done.
To come in the way it does.
However I must say this,
You are the first to confess...
Of knowing my thoughts.
You must be psychic?'
'Yep.
I didn't say a thing.
As if you had read between the lines.'
'What?
I did what?'
'I mean...
As if you could read my mind!'
'It's all good.
To deserve as it should.'
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001 01010101 101010 101011 1110111110 11011101 1011 1101101100 10010101001 110010 1111010 1010011 01111 1101001 1011001 0100011010001 110011010010 111111 01011001 1001000101 011010010 1110111 1 011011 110101 1101 0110110101 1 01111100101 111111111 1110100 1 11110 1110011 111101 11111 110 11101 11110111 1100111 101111 1101101 11011 11110 1 110101 111110101 1 111 11 1111111 111 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,420 |
Words | 330 |
Sentences | 51 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 27, 4, 5, 8, 3, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Written on October 12, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on October 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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