Analysis of Kyrie
Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)
There was a porter
who had ideas
high above his railway station
always causing righteous indignation
he wanted to be
giant amongst men
saviour come again to earth
but his teachings only met with mirth
one bright winters morn
packed in his job
believed the world needed him
dedicated his life to fighting sin
the second day out
crossing the road
apparently in Stockport town
a diesel lorry swerved and knocked him down
back at the station
all the porters
wore mourning masks on their faces
and all agredd he should have stuck to cases
Scheme | XABB XXCC XXXX XXDD BXAA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11010 11010 1011110 11010010 11011 10011 110111 111010111 11101 1011 0101101 1000111101 01011 1001 0100011 0101010111 11010 1010 11011110 0111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 514 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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