Analysis of Legitimizing Ignorance
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
There is no excuse,
Few adults can make.
For their display,
Of being disrespectful.
Anytime, anywhere or anyplace.
Even though the doing of it,
Can be considered legitimate.
But a childishness to view as is,
Created to attract attention to get?
Will only leave the one,
Witnessed being disrespectful.
And...
Left to believe by others convinced,
There are other ways to prove...
One's ignorance.
Without an audience solicited.
Observing the performance of it.
| Scheme | XXXAX BX XXXA XXXXXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101 10111 1101 110010 1010110 10101011 110100100 1011111 01010101011 110101 1010010 0 110111001 1110111 1100 0111000100 010001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 2, 4, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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