Analysis of same mom different dads
same mom different dads
they each added
half and half
to their coffee
about half
the time.
the glass is
half full
for her
and half empty
for the other.
they are
both
headstrong
but will
meet someone
half way.
one is not
half as
clever
as she thinks
she is.
one has
half a mind
to become
a doctor
the other
to grow
cannabis.
they are always
half an hour
late to work.
but they get
time and
a half
Sundays.
one is not
half as good
in math
as the other.
given
half a
chance
they both
would
quit their job
and travel.
they both liked
the movie
"Titanic,"
agreeing the
second half
of the movie
was better.
they both
see how
the other
half lives.
they are
half sisters,
and they are
both each other's
better half.
| Scheme | x abcbx dxece Efxghi Jkexd kxxe Exx lex xxbl Jaxe hixFxxg xcx cbce FxEx Em emb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111001 1110 101 1110 011 01 011 11 10 0110 1010 11 1 1 11 11 11 111 11 10 111 11 11 101 101 010 010 11 100 111 1110 111 111 10 01 1 111 111 01 1010 10 10 1 11 1 111 010 111 010 010 0100 101 1010 110 11 11 010 11 11 110 011 1110 101 |
| Characters | 759 |
| Words | 194 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 16 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 7, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 63 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 9 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
About this poem
A woman beer server in a brewery told me about her background and all the half-sisters she has. I thought, that would make a poem.
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Written on July 01, 2023
Submitted on December 22, 2023
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