Analysis of LOVED BEAST
They rode my back when my brain was blank;
My sweat and gold down dark pockets sank;
'A fool' they named my ignorant being,
And treated me like a mere, work thing.
In quarries owned by whom I got owned
The lore of lords on my two eyes dawned;
In slums of shame, chains and vulgar names,
I learned wisdoms and built my domains.
I long have known Earth is no jungle -
The huge ones here just 'kiss and fondle';
My strength has grown – I shall show some love!
I'll feed and fight – that's my 'right' resolve!
Like unschooled beasts, let us bite ourselves
And write good books to design our shelves!
We're civilised because we know maths;
We rule in sciénce and martial arts!
Scheme | AABB XXCX DDXX EECX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 111111111 110111101 0111110010 010110111 010111111 011111111 011110101 11101101 111111110 011111010 111111111 110111101 111111001 0111101101 1101111 110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 661 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
A thought on our ‘civilisation'
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