Analysis of Atlantic City
Tia Sutter 1951 (NYC)
Over formica he said no,
no I can't, but thank you, and
what a nice offer.
Nice. I thought about the dark bus home the
overhead spotlights, the awful carpet the
chest charring embarassment
and the burning shame below.
Over coffee he said you know
I'm so sorry, are you hurt?
Oh no I said, no but thank you, and
what a nice thought.
| Scheme | ABX CCBA AXBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10010111 1111110 10110 1110101110 1011010100 1101 0010101 10101111 1110111 111111110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 372 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
I hope the spare language helps the reader feel the strain the would be lover experiences to keep her disappointment under control
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