Analysis of COULD BE STRONGER
The heart wants to love,
Yet, we hate.
In the face of chaos,
It steps up to the plate.
The heart wants to understand
Yet, we are confused.
It keeps on pumping in spite of
Being abused.
The heart wants equality
Yet, we dominate one another.
Some are secure,
Others tend to smother.
The heart wants peace
Yet, we fight.
Some see it in black,
Others in white.
The heart wants to give
Yet, we are greedy.
Most need space,
Others to needy.
The heart wants to heal
Yet, we destroy.
The Trojan war was over a woman,
Her name was Helen, of Troy.
The heart wants to care
Yet, we are insensitive.
Time keeps on ticking,
It is infinitive.
The heart can't take the
Break no longer.
If only the heart,
Could be stronger.
Scheme | ABXB XCAC DEXE XFXF GDXD XHXH XGXG XEXE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01111 111 001110 111101 011101 11101 11110011 1001 0110100 11101010 1101 101110 0111 111 11101 1001 01111 11110 111 10110 01111 1101 0101110010 0111011 01111 1110100 11110 110100 01110 1110 11001 1110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 777 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Written on January 30, 2022
Submitted by Turbo1904 on February 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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