Analysis of Rocking Chair
When I sat on it exerting my full weight; it squealed inaudibly permeating the
stillness of atmosphere with feverish cacophony,
Nimbly revolving a few centimeters on the polished floor; eventually adjusting
disconcertingly to the situation.
When I poked it with a conglomerate of pointed needles; it let out silent gasps,
The upholstery was now embedded with a plethora of incongruous holes; although
I could still spread my legs on it and sit.
When I emptied a barrel of fuming acid on it; it got severely butchered and uncouthly ripped apart,
The spongy foam now buckled under the slightest of my caress; and people who
visited my cabin perceived it as a minor bomb blast.
When I tried standing erect on it swirling rampantly to blaring tunes diffusing from the CD systems; it initially complied with my desire,
Although after a while I found myself adhering to the opposite wall of the room; as it had inevitably skidded and flung me like a discarded heap.
When I incorrigibly refrained to clean it; letting hordes of dust settle on its persona,
I had to suffer unrelentingly from sporadic bouts of thunderous coughing; with
the minuscule particles entering my nose.
When I washed it with freezing water in winter castigating for disobeying my
command; it appeared forlorn and meek in the beginning,
However when the next day I entered my office; there was a derogatory odor
intensely hovering in the air; also I saw a fleet of termite gnawing the soft wood with overwhelming relish.
When I endeavored to emboss script on its body; it incessantly rotated and shook; bouncing with gay abundance on its springs,
Driving me wild beyond the threshold of definable frustration; and I finally gave up on my persevering effort.
When I kicked it in its rear; exerting tumultuous force with my bohemian feet,
It placidly lay down topsy-turvy several paces further; and I had scrupulously
make sure whether all parts were intact; before relaxing on it again.
When I tried incinerating it; submerging it wholesomely in my left over alcohol; it caught flames which rose high and handsome towards the sky,
All that was now left of it was charred ashes; which I consummately used to
sprinkle as manure over my plants.
But let me tell you folks; I had enjoyed it the most; supremely relished its
company for marathon hours on the trot,
When I swung it tenaciously to and fro; with my feet languidly sprawled on the table; my eyes partially closed; and my rocking chair virtually putting my into a mystical slumber.
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| Metre | 111110101111101001000 1011011000100 10010011001010101000010 110010 111110010011010111101 0010011010101001010011 1111111101 11100101101011110101001101 01011101001011010101 100110011101011 1111001111011101010101110101000111010 110011110101010011011110100010011100101 11101111101111011010 111101101011100101 01010010011 11111101001010010101 01101010100010 101011110110110010010 01010000110110111010011101010 11010101111101010010011011010111 1011010110100010011001111001010 111101101010011101001 11001110101010100111000 111011001010101101 1110100111101110101111110100101 1111111111011111 101011011 11111111011010100101 10011010101 1111010010111111101011100101101100010101010010 |
| Characters | 2,483 |
| Words | 427 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 30 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 68 |
| Words per line (avg) | 14 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 225 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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