Analysis of The True Hero
Forget the red cape
Or the suit made of iron.
Forget the Norse gods
Or the heroes of Byron.
Forget all of Krypton
Or the legends of Greece
Forget great Cú Chulainn
Or Lirs mystical geese.
Forget Robin Hood
Or the folk of the Shire
Forget old Achilles
Or Nero with his lyre.
Forget all the wizards
Or the Sword in the Stone
Forget Spartacus
Or the Legions of Rome.
For I know a true hero
And I call her my wife.
For a hero’s a mother
Who’s birthing new life.
| Scheme | ABCDEFBFGHIHJKLMNOPO |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 01011 1011110 01011 1010110 011110 101011 01111 111001 01101 101101 011010 110111 011010 101001 01100 101011 1110110 011011 1010010 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 471 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 357 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 91 |
About this poem
This was written about about 2am on Monday 25th May 2022 - my wife was in labour and had been for over 12 hours. Our baby girl Grace was born at 03.09am by C-section.
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Written on April 25, 2022
Submitted by SeanMcNicholl on May 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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