Analysis of Dirty Realism
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
He wakes up to the sound of a roach skittering on the floor
The sun peeks through the window, baking dust on the worn hardwood
His head is pounding with the remnants of last night's binge
The empty bottles, needles, and pills littered about the room
The fridge is near empty, just a few scraps of moldy bread and cheese
As he rolls a cigarette, the realization hits him hard - He's alone, again
In this world, love is scarce and money even more so
Every day is a struggle just to get by, survive, and find the next fix
His body is weary, His mind exhausted, his soul desolate
But still, he trudges on, trying to find meaning in this dirty realism.
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 1111011011101 01110101011011 1111010101111 010101001100101 0111101011110101 1110010101011110101 0111110101011 1001101011110101011 1101101101011100 1111011011100110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 653 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
Words per line (avg) | 12 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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