Analysis of Rusted Trumpet
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
He stands,
Rusty trumpet
In hand,
Plays,
Echoes
Through the town.
Notes,
Magic,
Transport
To another place.
Feel rhythm
In your soul,
Smile on your
Countenance.
Jazz musician,
Master of sound,
Trumpet as rusty
As his pride.
Plays,
Wings take us
Off the terra firma.
Passion,
Heart,
Soul.
Trumpet sings
An ancient tale.
Loss and love,
Struggle,
Pain,
A song
That will not break.
He plays,
People gather.
Listen to his melody.
Leader,
In his sway
We follow
Willingly.
Beacon
In the dark,
Light that guides
Through the night.
He's the one
We trust,
Makes everything
Proper.
Plays,
We come together.
Different races,
Cultures,
Creeds.
Every note,
Binds as one,
The music is all
That we desire.
Jazz musician,
Leader,
One,
Shows a new way
To live.
Follow
With all our hearts,
Always pardon.
Play on,
Dear musician,
Trumpet ringing
Clear.
Every note
Reminds us,
There's nothing
To dread.
Finishes song,
Packs up gear,
Disappears
Without a clue.
Leaving us
Wondering,
When his music
Will play again.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 1010 01 1 10 101 1 10 01 10101 110 011 111 100 1010 1011 10110 111 1 111 101010 10 1 1 101 1101 101 10 1 01 1111 11 1010 1011100 10 011 110 100 10 001 111 101 101 11 110 10 1 11010 10010 10 1 1001 111 01011 11010 1010 10 1 1011 11 10 11101 110 11 1010 1010 1 1001 011 110 11 1001 111 01 0101 101 100 1110 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 1,040 |
| Words | 253 |
| Sentences | 22 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 8, 7, 10, 7, 8, 9, 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 79 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 10 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Written on July 11, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on July 11, 2023
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