Analysis of Life



O Life
you can wreck much havoc
on a man's life

you can pinch his buttocks;
pull his ears;
raise his hackles;
pull his legs;
or give him a shattering knock
in the midst of a memorable enjoyment

you can go further
to hull him deep
into a smelling gutter;
get him well mingled
in the stinking filth;

Not satisfied,
you can delude him
into believing
into believing he has passed
your first thirst;
then with a fell swoop
descend on him with
a deadly blow;

In his convalescence,
and not minding his pitable condition,
you can still drag him
willy-nilly to a flaming furnace
and roast him
to a slow death.
Odiegwu!


Scheme AXA XXXXXX BXBXX XCXXXXXX XXCXCXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11 111110 1011 111110 111 1110 111 11101001 001101000010 11110 1111 0101010 11110 00101 110 11011 01010 01010111 111 11011 01111 0101 01010 011011010 11111 1010101010 011 1011 1
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 615
Words 129
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 6, 5, 8, 7
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Life can wreck many havocs to a man. Job survived his tests, what about you? But, mind you, don't take me for a saddist, or a pessimist. I am a jolly good fellow.

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Written on September 17, 1988

Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 02, 2023

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Israel Chinonye Uche

Date of Birth: 18/9/57 Nigerian; Igbo BA(Hons) 1982,Theatre Arts, University of Calabar; PGDE, 1987,University of Nigeria, Nssuka Secondary School teacher( retired). Author and publisher more…

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