Analysis of Rex
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Rex and I had our differences
But respect was always there.
We'd run into each other at the bar sometimes.
Occasionally things would get messy,
A misunderstanding or a wrong look.
She smiled at me instead of him,
And the brawl would begin.
Rex would stand and watch,
Never interfering, just observing.
"I'll never fight for you," he declared.
I understood his stance.
Patriotism burned bright within Rex,
And he became a Marine.
Off to the Middle East he went,
Only to return in body, not soul.
He died fighting for us,
Fighting for me.
I believe he would have fought for me again.
Rest in peace, Rex.
I can't say for sure if there's a heaven,
But I hope you're at that bar
Looking at any girl you want,
And her man could care less.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPDQLRSTU |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101000 101111 110111010101 0100011110 000101011 11110111 001101 11101 100101010 110111101 10111 100011011 0101001 11010111 1010101011 111011 1011 10111111101 1011 1111111010 1111111 10110111 001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 565 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 136 |
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