Analysis of Braves Alphabet (1991)
A- Is for Atlanta where it all began, and for pitcher Avery, our
21-year-old man.
B- is for the Braves, the team that went so far. And the unsung
heroes,they became a star!
They're all my favorites on this Atlanta team. Little, big man
Belliard and first baseman Sid Bream
C- That's Bobby Cox. the skipper of them all. Charlie and Clancy
Throwing that mean ball.
D- is David Justice, showing us how it's done. Even missing third
base on that fatal run.
E- is for Excitement, we couldn't get enough.
F- is the Faithful Fan with tomahawking stuff.
G- are our Giants,Glavine,Gregg and Gant.
H- is Bryan Hunter, hot in baseball land.
I- is for Ironman, catcher Olson is his name.
J- is our John Smoltz, winning game after game.
K- pitcher Kent Mercker, hurling a fast ball.
L- is our man Lemke, a hero 10 feet tall.
M- pinchhitter Mitchell, helping out the team.
often with pinchhitting or running for Sid Bream.
N- is the Newspaper, stories about a Brave and a Twin,
and of all the bets on who is gonna win.
O- is for Omega, when the games came to an end.
P- Pendleton and Pena, they were heaven sent.
Q- is for a Quake, the Braves rocked baseball land
Homers and stealing bases, all with Ronnie Gant.
R- all those Referees, who are calling every shot.
S- St. Claire and Stanton, who are really hot.
And Lonnie Smith, he is the leading man.
T- is for terrific, for the Braves and every fan.
U- is for the Ulcers when our nerves are getting bad.
V- is for the Victory, the fans are wild and glad.
W- The World Series and Wohlers is in it too.
The Braves from last to first, they played for me and you.
X- See you next spring, it's over and well done.
Y- is the year, unforgettable nineteen ninety one
Z- is for Zest, Braves, we love each one of you
And we are looking forward to nineteen ninety two.
Elisabeth Clark Harcrow.
Scheme | XAXXABXCXDEEFGHHCCBBIIXXGFJJAAKKLLDDLL X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01101011101011010010 111 111010111110001 10101 1111001101011011 1011011 1110101011110010 10111 11101010111110101 111101 111010110101 110101111 1110101 11101010111 11111010111 111011101101 1101110011 111011001011 111010101 1011110111 11010100101001 01101111101 1110101011111 110001010101 11101011111 100101011101 1110111101001 11101011101 0101110101 11101010101001 11101011011101 1110100011101 10001100101011 011111111101 11111110011 1101010011101 11111111111 0111010111101 0100110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,905 |
Words | 346 |
Sentences | 35 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 38, 1 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 690 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 174 |
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Submitted on March 03, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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