Analysis of The Last Thing I Remember
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
The best way to get along,
With anyone these days.
Is to admit,
A self induced coma.
Not intended to last as long as it did,
Had resulted in acquiring amnesia.
And the only thing I remember,
Was ordering two Long Island Teas.
While celebrating life,
Wading through...
The warm and clear waters,
Of the Bahamas.
'Oh...
So,
How on Earth...
Did you land up in the Bahamas?
You don't remember anything else?'
'The last thing I do remember,
Was thanking God...
For the trip.
The flight was fantastic.
Plus...
Being able to save up the money.
That took me...
At least six months to do.
But I enjoyed every moment of it!'
'And...
What about your amnesia?'
'Oh! That? Well...
My doctor asked me the same thing.
After two weeks relaxing.
Having fun. That kind of stuff.
And all I could say,
Was I had no idea...
How easy it had been to get it.
But the recovery?
Is much more difficult to get over.
And God knows...
Once an ingrown toenail is removed,
That pain no one wants to feel.
Are you kidding?
'I don't understand.'
'Trust me.
You don't want to either.
Who...
In their right mind,
Would want that...
Kind of suffering and pain,
Back to remember?
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111101 11011 1101 010110 10101111111 10100010010 001011010 110011101 11001 101 010110 10010 1 1 111 111100010 11010101 01111010 1101 101 011010 1 1010111010 111 111111 11011001011 0 1011010 111 11011011 1011010 1011111 01111 1111010 110111111 10010 1111001110 011 1111101 1111111 1110 1101 11 111110 1 0111 111 1110001 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,094 |
Words | 215 |
Sentences | 40 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 9, 2, 13, 1, 7 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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