Analysis of A letter
Time pacing
People changing
But was the change for the better?
‘Mother kills son and husband, for lover’ was today’s title in the newsletter
Fighting for our freedom and rights
A generation of taking things for granted, was the price
A girl scholar humiliated on stage by the so-called preachers of god
When accused all they did was nonchalantly nod.
A time where no one feared confrontation
As they were aware it only lasts for a short duration
The darkest of the dark cases that once made headlines
Have all faded into a mist without any signs.
From a widespread deadly virus to third world war
Our generation has gotten to see the worst of the worst so far
Comments of grief and sadness that flooded the internet
But as the hype died down these events were long forgotten as a threat.
Yet we preach how the times have changed
To a time where kids are taught about their religion before humanity
To a time where a ‘false sense of pleasure’ to one’s life is exchanged
To a time where one is clouded by a big ego but lacks dignity.
Again has times really changed for the better ?
With this perplexed question she ends her letter.
Yours Truly,
Sneha Umeshan
Scheme | AABB XXCC DDEE XXFF GHGH BB HD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110 1010 11011010 1011010110101100010 101101001 00101101110101 011001001110111011 101111110101 011111010 110011101101110 010101101111 1110010101101 101110101111 10010110110110111 1011010110010 11011110101010101 11110111 1011111011010010100 1011011110111101 101111101011011100 01111011010 11011011010 110 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,204 |
Words | 243 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
The poem highlights how we claim the times have changed, but was it for the better?. The poet is trying to showcase the incidents that have occurred in her native country that has caused a quite a baffle yet makes her wonder has the times really changed for the better?.
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Written on October 04, 2022
Submitted by snehaumeshnair2004 on December 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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