Analysis of Fantastic, Tremendous This Aging Business
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Never in my wildest dreams,
Did I suspect to expect...
Aging to be fantastic and tremendous,
As I am discovering it is.
I can speak my mind,
Without anyone feeling offended.
Since people believe I have earned the right,
To say what I please.
Morning, noon or night.
So wonderful the feeling.
Saying what I mean to get off my chest.
Even in public.
No one considers me rude.
Just someone older to ignore but respect.
Although,
I have not tried cussing yet.
I have not practiced enough,
To make it sound...
As if it comes naturally to me.
However...
When listening to today's young people?
It seems as if they have earned,
Master degrees.
They are very creative and professional at it.
No bull manure, aw shucks or hockey puck!
Scheme | XAXX XXBCB XXXXA XXXXX XXXCX X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 1001101 1101101 10110100010 111010011 11111 011010010 1100111101 11111 10111 1100010 1011111111 10010 1101011 1110101101 1 1111101 1111001 1111 1111100011 10 1100101110 1111111 1001 11100100010011 1101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 730 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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