Analysis of Dear Ma
Dear Ma, I write to you in fear,
Of what this night might bring me here.
Shot in the chest, I lie and hide,
In a bunker, in the middle of a battlefield side.
The world is at war, as you may know,
And I fear I might not see the dawn’s warm glow.
But I think of you and the love you give,
And it helps me to stay strong, so that I may live.
I remember the days when I was just a boy,
With you by my side, I felt nothing but joy.
Your laughter and love always filled my days,
And I hope that this letter finds you in a better place.
I pray that I may see you once again,
To tell you the stories of my travels and when
I fought for freedom, for the land I call home,
And to thank you for the love that I have known.
But if this night is my final call,
And my time here is done, I want you to recall
That I love you, Ma, and will forever hold
The memories of you, in my heart, as I’m told.
For I know that I will join the countless souls,
Who have gone before me, and will not grow old.
And though I may not be with you by your side,
My love for you, Ma, will never subside.
So I bid you farewell, with a heavy heart,
And I pray that we’ll meet again, from a world apart.
For though I may not make it through this night,
I will always love you, with all my might.
Yours, always and forever,
Your son.
Scheme | XXAA BBXX CCXX DDXX EEFF XFAA GGHH XX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111101 11111111 10011101 0010001010101 011111111 01111110111 1111100111 011111111111 101001111101 11111111011 110011111 01111101100101 1111111101 111010111001 11110101111 01111011111 111111101 01111111111 11111010101 010011011111 11111110101 11101101111 01111111111 1111111001 1111110101 0111110110101 1111111111 111111111 110010 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,308 |
Words | 311 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
About this poem
The poem is a letter from a soldier on a battlefield, writing to his mother, during World War 2.
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Written on February 08, 2023
Submitted by brejesh.shan on February 08, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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