Analysis of Therese, the capable
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
In our apartment
Met many days
Widow with attitude
Capable ways.
Born as a Slovak
Married to French
(New Brunswick)
Single apartment
Will never quench.
Seen grocery buggy.
Market nearby.
Takes constitutional
Traffic speeds by.
She thinks of safety.
Nearly hit twice
Got middle finger.
Now that wasn’t nice.
Time for a chin wag
What’s in the News?
Friend for the taking
Gracious heart’s views.
Daughter comes Thursdays
Coat, scarf and hat.
Mother is proud of her.
Laughing and chat.
| Scheme | ABCBDEFAEGHIHGJKJLMNMBOKO |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (48%) |
| Metre | 010010 1101 10110 1001 11010 1011 110 10010 1101 110010 1011 10100 1011 11110 1011 11010 1111 11011 0001 11010 1011 10110 1101 101110 1001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 487 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 383 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Written on February 17, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 17, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 17, 2023
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