Analysis of Just Like McGrew’s
Place gets downright
Smoky.
Once inside the swinging doors.
Too many thighs evident
And spangles. The Girls.
Couple going upstairs already
With some Pooch.
Gold dust in hand.
His head buzzing.
Piano tunes giving “culture”.
General din of unshaven
Stinking men.
Whiskey charged.
I see Mack
At the back
Poker chips in the attack.
Last month
Tried to hoist my stake.
Shot off his left ear.
Oh dear, he’s getting up.
The big wager is now going
To be My neck.
Honkey-tonk piano reprises
Streets of Laredo
Oh Shenandoah
South of the Border
Down Mexico way.
Guy used to perform
Down in San Fran.
Gets free room, two squares
All the smokes his habit requires
Tips, and girl’s services
Once a fortnight.
He sees it as pretty good.
B’sides there are seven warrants outstanding.
He keeps himself scarce
In the frigid North.
Assesses each husky team and kit.
For survival, or not.
Big money can be made there.
He has scored thrice.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 10 1010101 1101100 0101 101001010 111 1101 1110 01011010 10011010 101 101 111 101 1010001 11 11111 11111 111101 01101110 1111 110101 11010 1010 11010 1101 11101 1011 11111 101110010 101100 101 1111101 111101010 11011 00101 010110101 101011 1101111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 940 |
Words | 191 |
Sentences | 26 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 9, 12, 7 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
About this poem
Giving thanks for the Klondike poem by Robert W. Service. The Shooting of Dan McGrew.
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Written on March 24, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 24, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 02, 2023
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