Analysis of James Lee Burke, Author
He captures mangrove swamp.
With bellowing gators.
Lacy white egrets.
Popping sounds of bream breaking surface.
Very special finesse and mood.
Bad guys just keep showing up
From the mottled past of
Detective Dave Robichaux.
Spooked Nam war veteran.
Flashbacks from tunnel warfare.
widowed of a Wife.
Booze tormenting life.
And those who know or suspect
Chinks in his armour.
Never let up.
Cicadas buzzing in every background.
Cajun fiddle somewhere nearby.
Trailer parks for blacks
Often rich with anecdotes , tips
God behind many of his near misses.
He usually finds ways
To demonstrate his thanks.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph.
And a head-busting friend
Keeps storming in
Like the Cavalry.
Acts first. Thinks later.
Scheme | X A A X X B X X X X C C X D B X X X X X X X X X X X D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 110010 1011 101111010 10100101 1111101 101011 010110 111100 11101 10101 1101 0111101 10110 1011 0101001001 1010111 10111 1011101 1011011110 1100011 11011 101010 001101 1100 10100 11110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 27 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 21 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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