Analysis of Loss of Hearing

A. D.avid Hyde 1950 (Oklahoma City)



Loss of Hearing
By Art Hyde

She said, “You need a hearing aid.”
I said, “I’ll take the lemonade, thank you very much.”

She asked me if my kids were grown,
I think I heard you like this song.

I said, you are quite lovely,
But her reply I never heard.

I’ve heard of those soft-spoken,
but her volume was quite absurd.

She said, “Would you like a burger?
I said, “I’m married, and shocked for that inferred!”

I’m trying to like this party,
But, narrowly heard too much,
someone said I farted,
but can’t agree to such.

I think my ears are broken,
most will sure agree,

Going to leave this party,
no one’s talking to me.


Scheme XA XB XX CD ED XD CBAB EC CC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 1110 111 11110101 1111010111101 11111101 11111111 1111110 10011101 1111110 10101101 11111010 11110011101 11011110 1100111 1111 110111 1111110 11101 1011110 111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 649
Words 143
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 51
Words per stanza (avg) 13

About this poem

When our hearing is diminished as we grow old we often refused to acknowledge the loss.

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Written on August 20, 2023

Submitted by arthyde on August 28, 2023

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