Analysis of A Poem or Two
They said I lack ambition
A career I should pursue.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.
The bills came abundant
My finances to consume.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.
My house laid in shambles
The rain leaked through the roof.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.
She said she found repugnant
My ways through and through.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.
I suppose that someday
I should begin to go and do,
But for now,
I think I’ll sit...
And write a poem or two…
Scheme | xaBA cxBA xxBA caBA xaxxa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010 0011101 0111 0101011 011010 1010101 0111 0101011 111010 011101 0111 0101011 1111010 11101 0111 0101011 10111 11011101 111 1111 0101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 499 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
A poem about writing poetry. First appeared on Poems by Joseph Elliott Vaughan Facebook page. Published in collection of poetry by the same name, available on Amazon.
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