Analysis of Hurry Cane
He’s bringin’ rain, ole Hurry Cane,
Racin’ ‘cross the sea.
Batten down the hatches, ‘swain.
He’s comin’ fast for thee.
His wind doth blow, twist and spin
As it churns up waves so high
Ye can see naught but walls like sin.
Your end is comin’ nigh.
Repent your ways in the night-like days
As his storm bears down on thee.
Will ye save your ship from colossal waves?
Or yield to the wind and sea.
He’s bringin’ pain, ole Hurry Cane,
Comin’ for the likes of ye.
Laughin’ at your proud disdain,
Your will’s no longer free.
Hurry Cane’s not the only one
That’s comin’ for your soul.
Vindictive fiends are doublin’ down,
Lyin’ to achieve their goal.
Will you wake up and clear your brain
‘gainst words in a roiling sea?
Will ye save your soul from a tyrant’s reign,
Or yield your right to be free?
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XBXB ABAB XEXE ABAB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111101 1101 1010101 11111 1111101 1111111 11111111 11111 011100111 1111111 1111110101 1110101 1111101 110111 111101 111101 10110101 11111 0101111 110111 11110111 1100101 1111110101 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 850 |
Words | 172 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
This poem began as just a play on words and went full swing during Hurricane Ean. The last two verses were added later about the storm of misinformation and division swirling about. Last edited, today.
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Written on October 27, 2022
Submitted by janet_1 on October 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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