Analysis of Ode to a mince pie!



`ode to a mince pie!!`

At this time of year there is a glut of the humble mince pie,
chucked at you, with a cheery-`here`s to mud in your eye`,
I want to try to be fair, but it`s getting just beyond a joke,
all these extra pounds on my being and corset stays do poke.
I graciously accept and say, `oh ,how unusual-wot a TREAT`
(a  few more pounds to plonk on my already well rounded seat!)
I know they are `heaved out` there, a `duty` at this time to fulfil,
`they`ll  go nicely with a cuppa  and, as such, ably fit the festive bill`,
but , in conclusion, next time you see me and are tempted to offer a sample.
DO ME A BIG  FAVOUR-MY TASTE BUDS AND FIGURE AREADY AMPLE!
Coda
This apparently insignificant piece of pastry with hidden agenda,
is filled with sweet tasting collage-(makes me YEARN for a `bender,`)
a faceless person with  maybe some enigmatic, ulterior motive in mind,
has flooded the market  with wanton abandon, many `tum` outlets` to bind!
Where`s the `liver salts`-`gis me a dose-PLEASE make it  quick,
the thought of these tasty `bullets` makes me constantly feel  sick
the answer to the question many  have been asking, long,
is just WHY are they proffered,  at this time, for the tongue?
Mince pie producers would say `tis not all `doom and gloom`
me-I`ll have to go and lie down in a completely darkened room!
Jennifer Kersey.


Scheme A AABBCCDDDDEEXFFGGXXHHX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 111111101101011 1111010111011 1111111111010101 111011110010111 1100010111010101 011111110101101 11111110111111 11101010111010101 10010111110110110010 11011111010110 10 1010001001110110010 11111001111101 01010110101001001001 110010110010101111 101111011111 01111011110011 01010101011101 1111110111101 1101011111101 1111101100010101 10010
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,326
Words 247
Sentences 9
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 22
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 46
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 525
Words per stanza (avg) 128
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Submitted by paintedlady on May 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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