Analysis of Exception
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Be you the exception.
Of old rules.
And stale standards.
Fading fast.
Yet repeatedly overused.
Be you the one who decides and chooses,
To step forward.
Unafraid to be accused,
Of being incapable to adjust and adapt...
To barriers of the past.
Intended to keep others feeling trapped.
Follow your own path.
Done to pave like none other has.
Knowing any mistakes you make,
Are yours alone to acknowledge.
Since this is your adventure to explore.
Facing challenging obstacles to remove.
Leaving naysayers.
Critics and judgement passers.
Left behind.
Doing what they do best.
Finding excuses found.
To rely upon.
As tools to use on a routine basis.
But it is you,
Who steps forward with faith.
And a belief in self that takes courage.
Knowing to experience,
Made to make shown...
Those obligated,
To have their negativity approved?
Will always find,
The doing of this accepted.
By somebody, somewhere to share it!
Scheme | XXXAB XXBCAC XXXXXX DDEXXXX XXXXXFXEFX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010 111 0110 101 1010001 110111010 1110 011101 1100100101001 1100101 0101110101 10111 11111101 10100111 11011010 1111010101 10100100101 1010 1001010 101 101111 100101 10101 1111100110 1111 111011 0001011110 1010100 1111 1100 111010001 111 01011010 1101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 914 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 27 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 6, 7, 10 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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