Analysis of A Friend Indeed!!



I had a friend- a friend in deed,
I met him in a far-off country,
When I went there to work,
On a stint,
Since I didn't own a vehicle,
He was there to help me,
When and where I needed,
Like the hand that
Holds the dress falling off,
A friend comes to help,
Without my  asking for it,
We meet at week ends,
To share a meal,
The duty of a friend,
Is to relieve  the pains of his mate,
A friend in need,
Is a friend indeed.


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Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 111001110 111111 101 111010100 111111 101110 1011 101101 01111 0111011 11111 1101 010101 110101111 0101 10101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 404
Words 90
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 310
Words per stanza (avg) 92

About this poem

This poem tells about a friend who was always helpful.The poem was written in 200t5

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Written on October 20, 2005

Submitted by jesudason_a on August 15, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Jesudason Atputharajah

Jesudason is a Srilankan teacher who has written a number of poems and articles of general interest. He is a contributing editor of Monsoon Journal-writing articles of general interest. He was awarded the Montage Award for exemplary writing in 2018. more…

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