Analysis of A Look at My Life

Earle Francis Brown

I was lost in my soul.
I looked for meaning.
I worried about my purpose.
I was lost until I turned around,
and saw where I have been.

Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tanka  (40%)
Cinquain  (40%)
Metre 111011 11110 11001110 111011101 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 129
Words 28
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 28

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I, John W. Aber, Wrote it in 2002, it is copyrighted and published in your book. Poetry.com

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Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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