Analysis of 'Down On Me'
In West Port Arthur
the winds blew hard
to carry her away
The times were ripe
Big Brother raw
that crossroads by the bay
Her dive was deep
through Kozmic Blues
a legend to unfurl
But not escape
that Ball and Chain
—still searching for the Pearl
(Ode To Janis Joplin: November, 2023)
| Scheme | AXBXXBXXCXXC A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110 0111 110001 0101 1101 11101 0111 111 010101 1101 1101 110101 111010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 285 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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