Analysis of Hustler
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
There is no shame to be named,
As a hustler.
Too many people gain fame,
As a hustler.
And in their minds stay sane,
Being hustlers.
Nothing about them has changed,
As a hustler.
Wishes to sit on them to dream,
Don't make a hustler.
Without some effort to be seen,
As a hustler.
Initiative and sacrifice,
Done to be a hustler.
Returns endeavors to sustain,
A hustler.
There is no shame to be named,
A hustler.
In these days when people have to do,
What they must.
Just to keep their heads above rising water.
With a faith kept,
Knowing this they must.
Hustle and be part of the rush each day.
From sunrise to sundown.
Without delay.
With little time to rest.
And less of that to chill.
Doing what they have to do to pay their bills.
Hustle and be part of the rush each day.
With little time to rest.
And less of that to chill.
Doing what they can to pay on their bills.
It's okay these days to be called a hustler.
Than to wait for somebody,
Who stays still.
With nothing else to do.
But sit and dream.
For wishes wanted for them,
To come true!
There's no shame today to be named,
A hustler.
Rowing.
Rowing.
Rowing in your own boat down a river.
Rowing.
Rowing.
Rowing to deserve what is delivered.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 10100 1101011 10100 001111 10100 1001111 10100 10111111 110100 01110111 10100 0100010 1110100 01010101 0100 1111111 0100 011110111 111 11111011010 1011 10111 1001110111 1111 0101 110111 011111 10111111111 1001110111 110111 011111 1011111111 11111110100 111110 111 110111 1101 1101011 111 11101111 0100 10 10 1001111010 10 10 1010111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,203 |
Words | 283 |
Sentences | 34 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 7, 6, 4, 7, 8 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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