Analysis of Unshackled Thoughts on Chivalry, Romance, Adventure, Etc.
Franklin P. Adams 1881 (Chicago, Illinois) – 1960 (New York City, New York)
Yesterday afternoon, while I was walking on Worth Street,
A gust of wind blew my hat off.
I swore, petulantly, but somewhat noisily.
A young woman had been near, walking behind me;
She must have heard me, I thought.
And I was ashamed, and embarrassedly sorry.
So I said to her: "If you heard me, I beg your pardon."
But she gave me a frightened look
And ran across the street,
Seeking a policeman.
So I thought, Why waste five hours trying to versify the incident?
Verse libre would serve her right.
Scheme | ABCCDCEFAEGH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 100111110111 01111111 111111100 011011110011 1111111 011010110 11110111111110 11110101 010101 100010 1111111010110100 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 507 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 386 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 92 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
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