Analysis of The Dead Were Not Actually



many moons ago
let the real truth be told
the undertaker would attach a bell on the toe of the dead
right before they were actually embalmed
if the bell would ring
the dead were actually alive
many times before those alive were buried dead
until that glorious bell on the toe
There was a tale of a tramp that visited my grandma
it was thought that he was dead
until the bell rung on his toe to let them know
although those many years have passed
still having a great reason to grasp
my grandma would share he story
although today there is no longer a bell
I have such a great story to tell


Scheme ABCDEFCAGCAHIJKK
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 101111 010010101101101 1011010001 10111 01010001 101011010101 0111001101 11011011100110 1111111 010111111111 1110111 110011011 11011110 1011111001 111011011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 574
Words 116
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 474
Words per stanza (avg) 116
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Submitted by hitalot on September 08, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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