Analysis of Barfly



Barfly, a creature of the night,
Moth to the light of neon signs,
Drifting from bar to bar,
Aimless and without a care.

A regular at every joint,
Known to all the bartenders,
The patron saint of last call,
With a drink in hand, always.

He may be young, or he may be old,
But the barfly's life is for the bold,
For every night is a new adventure,
In the company of drinks and pleasure.

He talks of life, love, and loss,
Between sips of his chosen vice,
And the night wears on and on,
Until the sun breaks the darkness.

For he is a creature of the night,
A free spirit, never chained,
A barfly, in search of the next thrill,
Living life on his own terms.


Scheme AXXX XXXX BBCC XXXX AXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (20%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 1010101 11011101 101111 1000101 010011001 111010 0101111 101011 111111111 10111101 11001101010 0010011010 1111101 01111101 0011101 01011010 111010101 0110101 01011011 1011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 656
Words 152
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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