Analysis of Horrific

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



Terrible and so horrific.
Is the violence these days.
Everyday without fail,
The increasing of crime...
Corruption and deception.
Seems to have become,
An approved and accepted way of life.
As if it has been normalized.

'I know.
Shocking, isn't it?
I told the waiter no mayo on my sandwich.
And this bread?
I specifically asked for whole wheat.
What's happening to these people?
Here he comes.
Looking as if his mind is somewhere else.'

'And I ordered fries.
Not onions.'

'Calm down.
Maybe they are under new management!'

'I could care less about that!
Call him over here.
I have a few words for him.'

'Nobody today,
Takes an interest in paying customers.
What's going on?'

'You got me.
I wish I knew that answer.'
Pass me the catsup, please!


Scheme XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXX XXX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 10001010 1010011 101011 001011 0100010 11101 1010010111 1111110 11 10101 110101101110 011 101001111 11001110 111 101111111 01101 110 11 1011101100 1111011 11101 1101111 101 1110010100 1101 111 1111110 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 714
Words 137
Sentences 26
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted by lpahtillah on June 19, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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