Analysis of Handling old age
HANDLING OLD AGE.
Last Birthday I was eighty-three
Yet I feel twenty-nine
My appetite is excellent
And I do enjoy my wine.
I still feel quite presentable
Though my hair is rather thin
My poor old six-pack disappeared
But life still makes me grin.
I wake up every morning
And kiss my darling wife
Then enjoy the type of breakfast
That involves a fork and knife.
I’m aware that surplus calories
Can make the stomach bulge
So after morning coffee
Active hobbies I’ll indulge.
Perhaps I’ll carve a lovespoon
Or construct a shepherds crook
Selecting super bits of wood
Out of my storage nook.
Some has been there fifty years
With unique grain and hues
Rejected almost every time
As much too good to use.
Then lunchtime comes and after that
I might just sit and yap
Sometimes I’ll write a verse or two
Or even take a nap.
I don’t think that I overwork
I really like to cook
Or sit in my reclining chair
Relaxing with a book.
And soon it’s time for dinner
And I’m always in the mood
For a glass of vintage grape juice
And a plate of tasty food.
My mind is pretty active
But for safety I take notes
Of funny things that happen
And amusing anecdotes.
Yes I’m filling up my scrapbook
With memories, hopes and fears
So I can go on writing verse
For another twenty years.
Scheme | X ABXB XCXC XDXD XEAE BFXF GXXH XIXI XFXF XJHJ XKXK FGXG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 1111101 111101 1101100 0110111 11110100 1111101 1111101 111111 11110010 011101 10101110 1010101 101110100 110101 1101010 1010101 011101 1010101 01010111 111101 1111101 101101 01011001 111111 1110101 111101 01110111 110101 1111101 110111 11010101 010101 0111110 011001 10111011 0011101 1111010 1110111 1101110 001010 1110111 1100101 11111101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,271 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 45 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on November 30, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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