Analysis of Fais Do-Do
Brady Bowen 1973 (Louisiana)
It happens monthly in Bouligny Square
against the Teche we celebrate life
only joy no thoughts of striving there
jitterbugging fathers twirl each wife
the elders sit and smile in their folding chairs
recalling when they were hale and spry
sending grandchildren on ice-chest errands
we steal sips of beer like we are sly
the band they paint the air with joyful shades
cacophony of sweet sugar strokes
It will be several hours ere it fades
while from the bayou frogs sing raspy
croaks
the town puts down its differences this night
even bitter rivals are at peace
we find happiness en Francais chorus
troublemakers laugh with the police
this street-dance is our highest expression
brotherhood and sisterhood only
if you labor to make fine impressions
you’ll never have cause to be lonely
Oh New Iberia our dear mother
we thank you for such memories as these
we’re a family like no other
as we walk home beneath the live oak trees
Scheme | ABAB CDXD EXEFC XGXG XFXF HIHI |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 11010011 01011101 101111101 10010111 01010101101 010110101 101011110 111111111 0111011101 010011101 1111010111 110101110 1 01111100011 101010111 1110010110 10011001 11111010010 10010010 1110111010 110111110 11010010110 1111110011 001001110 1111010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 949 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Written on March 24, 2022
Submitted by BradyB999 on March 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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