Analysis of Old Glory Tells Her Story
From commission to creation
Sewn by hand, stitching pieces of tragedy and destiny
For all who died she waves with pride
Representing the birth of a nation
She weeps at half-mast for me
She waves proudly in the breeze for me
She honors the fallen and mourns the unknown
Patiently waiting for every soldier to come home
She stands for the people who stood for me
Who continue to protect the dream
Freedom, the right to exist, to be
A harbinger of infinite possibilities
The fight still continues
Liberty is never here to stay
There is a constant threat that
It can be taken away
The darkness, dirty politics, violence, false prophets
I battle every day
For independence, equal say and equal pay
My body, my life, no human will decide what is right for me
When times get tough and they will and do
Old glory tells her story
And I am humbled and grateful
For those who fought before me
She can’t escape her painful history
What the future holds is a mystery
Yet she is still a beacon for the weary
And a bastion for the dissident
To the stars and stripes
The red white and blue
From the deepest depths until I take my last breath
I salute you
Scheme | ABXA BBXX BXBX XCXC XCCB DBXB BBBX XDXD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (38%) |
Metre | 10101010 111101011000100 11111111 010011010 1111111 111000111 11001001001 10010110010111 1110101111 101010101 100110111 010011000100 011010 100110111 1101011 1111001 0101010100110 1101001 10101010101 110111101111111 111101101 1101010 01110010 1111011 1101010100 1010110100 11110101010 001010100 10101 01101 101010111111 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,150 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
This poem is about the American flag. Flags represent countries and nations. This poem is about my flag.
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Written on March 19, 2023
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on March 19, 2023
Modified on April 25, 2023
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