Analysis of Always Something There
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Always there seems to be a there.
Somewhere to avoid.
But the nature of a curious human being,
Won't allow what's there left to leave alone.
And if different in appearance,
Nosey noses approach closer.
As if a game to play truth or dare.
So...
Whatever is there becomes a dare.
To whoever has not had enough,
Of minding their own business.
Then to become scared,
If what is there threatens.
In an attempt to involve someone else,
With embellishments to exaggerate...
What they saw but not there at all,
To be seen yet vividly imagined!
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Metre | 1111101 1101 1010101001010 1011111101 011000010 1100110 110111111 1 10110101 101011101 1101110 11011 111110 010110111 111010 11111111 1111100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 10 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 209 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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