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 |
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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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