Analysis of Bus Ride
Carolyn Legg 1966 (Cambridge)
The morning air is thick and sticky as I stand impatiently with several strangers...
Waiting...
A large bright white and yellow bus, with a flashing sign that reads “I-93/Haymarket,” pulls up to the corner with a splash...
The windshield wipers frantically push spraying water from the drivers view...
Several people of various origin file onto the bus like zombies...
A plump man wearing a blue uniform and cap - Stares blankly as each person flashes their T-pass...
A man who resembles Sherlock Holms - Sits pensively reading his book at the back of the bus...
Expressionless faces stare out the foggy window...
An elderly, well dressed woman can’t help herself but stare at two women near by who are chatting quietly to themselves...
The raw smell of wet wool begins to suffocate what little air is available...
A young girl with curly red hair and freckles - Sits motionless as she listens passively to her Sony Walkman...
Colorful umbrellas lie on the damp floor as water slowly drips from them...
A handsome young man with crystal blue eyes fiddles with his wedding band...
A Seeing Eye dog sits patiently in front of his master, His long pink tongue hanging from the side of his mouth...
A vent on the roof spasmodically spits water in several directions...
Eyes gaze at one another not knowing...
The humming bus drowns out the outside noises of the rushing traffic...
One by one - Strangers file off the bus at their designated stop
Each face with a different expression
Familiar - Yet unknown...
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010111010111010011010 10 011101011010111110111010101 011010001101010101 1010110010011001110 01110011001110111010111 01101011111011101101 000101101010 110011101101111110111110100101 01111101110110110100 011110110101100111010010101 1000101101111010111 01011110111011101 010111100011110111110101111 011010100110010010 1111010110 01011101110101010 111101101111001 1110100010 010101 |
Characters | 1,492 |
Words | 259 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 59 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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