Analysis of Living, an exceptional film.
Nothing cloistered.
Not much in the evangelical
But really a healthy dose of conscience
And gritty resolve.
Never too late, yaknow.
He was button down
And by the clock.
Managing tirelessly
A bunch of young bureaucrats.
They could not believe
His stiff, unsmiling
Constancy and presentation.
They made jokes
Smirking behind his back.
Yearning for the dismissal bell
And some pub.
But then a turn of his health
An assessment undeniable.
Probably only six months.
We watch the about-face, softening.
Children who remain aloof.
Some workmates who confirm
A new spark, smile, touch, song.
Finally and without denial
He is gaining from
This Overthrow.
Making amends. Smiling.
Letting go of the doldrums
Of seeming duty. So often pointless.
And one recreation project
One simple little poor children’s playground
Manfully pushed through
By Mr. Williams
Gave him his final, richest ecstacy.
Scheme | XABXC CXXXXDC XXXX XAXDXXX AXXDEX XXXEB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010 11000100 1100101110 01001 10111 11101 0101 100100 011110 11101 11010 1000010 111 100111 10100101 011 1101111 10100100 1001011 110011100 1010101 11101 011111 100001010 11101 110 100110 1011010 1101011010 0101010 110101101 10011 11010 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 905 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 7, 4, 7, 6, 5 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on April 28, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 28, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on April 28, 2023
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