Analysis of The boy who saw his father die

Larry Lowry 1959 (Pryor)



It was dinner and the meal liver.i was at the table i told my father i dont like it. He said he would take his belt off.then he told my mom he told my mom he didnt feel good. She told him get some asprin.  He did and made it as far as the bathroom.she called for ambulNce they went to the wrong streeet.i was there 5 years old did not understand what was going on it was so dark outside he was gone and i didnt understand.5yearsold and seeing death.


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Characters 449
Words 96
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 349
Words per line (avg) 92
Letters per stanza (avg) 349
Words per stanza (avg) 92
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Submitted on April 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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