Analysis of A Last Resort
At the lowest of her lows,
she has stooped too far,
selling pieces of herself
for less than she is worth.
Only for a while,
she reasons to herself,
only until the bills are paid
and her son can stay by himself.
She hopes her actions
won’t ruin the little life she has,
please understand she had no choice,
the control out of her hands.
After entire days of prayer
and months of hopeless whoring,
she finally found a real career
where she didn’t cry for mourning.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010101 11111 1010101 111111 10101 110101 10010111 00111101 11010 110010111 1011111 0011101 10010111 011101 110010101 1111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 451 |
Words | 87 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 363 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 87 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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