Analysis of Examining Intelligence
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Noble are the seeking searchers,
Adventuring to uncover the origin...
Of one's thought process.
To have been brought to their attention.
As if on a mission with microscopes,
And assumptions provided...
From one's background to begin.
Then attempt they do,
To examine one's intelligence.
By use of punctuation and grammer.
From what one has written.
Every word, sentence and paragraph.
As if this to do proves,
A kept belief those self anointed to probe...
Are scholars of one's mental capabilities.
To know the source,
Of one's thinking process.
Likes and dislikes.
Shoe size.
And time of day bowel movements are made.
Even if what one does to do,
Is not within their reach to explain.
But will create something totally outrageous.
To validate their waste of time.
'Hmmm...let's see.
He uses a series of dots.
Followed by commas and exclamation marks.
To emphasize the topic and message.'
'OKay.
But...
What is that message?'
'Well,
That we have yet to determine.
Since several are being made at one time.'
'I understand.
But the topic is 'Examining Intelligence'.
Who are those doing the examining?
And what is the message being conveyed?'
'I have no idea.
Is it language usage?
Dots, commas or explanation marks?
And...
What does any of that have to do,
With Intelligence to have it?'
'Maybe that is the message!'
'WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?'
'Why are you yelling at me?
How am I suppose to know?
You are the one probing with the microscope!
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Metre | 10101010 110100100 1111 111111010 111010110 0010010 111101 10111 101010100 111010010 111110 100110010 111111 01011101011 11011100100 1101 11101 1001 11 0111101011 10111111 110111101 110110100010 11001111 11 11001011 1011000101 110010010 1 1 11110 1 11111010 1101101111 101 1010101000100 1111000100 0110101001 111010 111010 11010101 0 111011111 10100111 1011010 11010 1111011 1110111 1101101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,389 |
Words | 253 |
Sentences | 42 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 13, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 1, 1, 3 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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