Analysis of Getting old
Robert Taub 1934 (WINDSOR ONTARIO)
Here is a story about getting old
One that I think you should be told
First your skin begins to wrinkle
And your eyes soon lose their twinkle
Then arthritis soon begins to set in
That is when the pain starts to begin
Then your back begins to ache
And the pain killers you start to take
Then your memory forgets to recall
Then you start to shrink and get small
Then your hearing begins to fade And now you need a hearing aid
Going to another room something to get
By the time you get there for you forget
Now your tummy turns to blubber
And begins to bounce like rubber
But so as not you cause distress
Everything else I will let you guess
So now that I have you told
Try to avoid getting old.
If you must I ask you please
Try slipping into it with ease.
R.Taub Jan. 18 2016
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEXFFGGHHAAII X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001101 11111111 11101110 01111110 1010101110 111011101 1110111 001101111 111000111 11111011 1110011101110101 10101011011 1011111101 11101110 00111110 11111101 10111111 1111111 1101101 1111111 11001111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 776 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 21, 1 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 308 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 84 |
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