Analysis of Smoking Cigarettes
Marcus Powell 1980 (Memphis, Tennessee)
As I puff the steam and inhale the smoke
I feel a calmness come over me
As I exhale and my nostril flare
I feel a soothing sensation take over me
When I take my second puff I my eyes close
And I feel pure extasy
Smoking cigarettes has gotten the best of me
| Scheme | ABCBDDB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110100101 110101101 110101101 110100101101 11111011111 01111 10011100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 250 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 203 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on March 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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