Analysis of Germ Free
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Complete and total avoidance,
Of human contact.
Covering the body,
From head to toe.
With biodegradable plastic.
Sprayed for at least two weeks,
Done to do,
As recommended by scientifically...
Approved,
Disinfectant.
Then...
Search the seeking of just one tree.
A tree that has not been influenced,
By surrounding trees...
Regardless of their origin.
Or appearance of having...
A diversified identity.
And when then to be made convinced.
Become a life long friend of that tree.
To know...
Without a doubt to have.
As you sit reminiscing.
And sharing memories.
How it was,
You became germ free.
And blessed...
To live the rest of your life,
Without fear or threats...
Of catching the flu!
'That's ridiculous!
The flu?
The flu...
Is not even mentioned anymore!'
'Where is it?
There once had been a flu season.
What happened to it?
Nothing that celebrated,
To await for it.
Just like that...disappears!
Comeon!
Something tells me,
The flu is up to something.'
'Have you lost your mind?
That's crazy talk.
Come down. NOW!'
'NO WAY!
I'M TELLING YOU...
NO ONE MISSES THE FLU SEASON,
AS MUCH AS THE FLU DOES.
SOMETHING IS UP WITH THAT.
AND...
WHEN THE FLU SEASON RETURNS.
MAKING ITS 'COMEBACK'.
I WILL COME DOWN.
AND NOT A MINUTE BEFORE!
Scheme | axbcxxdbxx ebxfghbxbcxhfxbxxxd xDDi jgjxjaebh xxx xdgxxxxxxi |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
Metre | 01010010 1101 100010 1111 10010010 111111 111 1010101000 01 0010 1 10101111 011111100 10101 01011100 1010110 00100100 01111101 010111111 11 010111 111010 010100 111 10111 01 1101111 01111 11001 10100 01 01 11101001 111 11110110 11011 101100 10111 111 1 1011 0111110 11111 1101 111 11 1101 11100110 111011 101111 0 1011001 1011 1111 0101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,176 |
Words | 214 |
Sentences | 46 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 19, 4, 9, 3, 10 |
Lines Amount | 55 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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