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
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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Submitted by joeevaughan on September 27, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Joseph Elliott Vaughan

I live in the country with my wife, five biological children and two foster children. I have a busy schedule with work and school, but enjoy reading and writing poetry in my free time. more…

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