Analysis of Widow in the Portuguese.
She grieves.
Food, drink, flowers
Embraces and condolences.
The mess all gathered up
The friends all gone.
The big poster of Carlos
Dear departed Carlos.
Take it home for the Closet?
Or no.?
Fearfully the approach to Lawyers’
Officialdom.
Probate Madam.
That all hallowed court jazz.
Bring us any last will.
List of relatives.
List of assets (that’s the huge job.)
List of debts.
Current statements on
Those debts.
Any life insurance policies?
Floating around?
Widow is flabbergasted.
English terrifies.
Offices also with their
Plastic floral arrangements
And dark leather recliners.
From some other world.
Receptionist sports fancy
Fingernails.
How could she type letters.
Ever?
Or does she just talk?
And make excuses?
Scheme | ABXXXCCXX BDDXXXXEXEXX XXXXAXXXBXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 1110 01000100 011101 0111 0110110 101010 1111010 11 1001110 0100 110 111011 111011 11100 1111011 111 10101 11 101010100 1001 101100 1010 1001011 1010010 01101 11101 0100110 10 111110 10 11111 01010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 728 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 12, 12 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Written on April 10, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 10, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 10, 2023
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