Analysis of Optimism



Enslave
me not
O my mind
on the sordid
events
of the past,

but
let me
with
a heart
full of optimism
look up
to the future.


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Poetic Form
Metre 01 11 111 1010 01 101 1 11 1 01 11100 11 1010
Characters 124
Words 30
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 7
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 7
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 47
Words per stanza (avg) 14

About this poem

It is better to have a positive outlook about life. It is better to hope and believe that tomorrow will be better.

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Written on July 17, 1988

Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 02, 2023

Modified on May 02, 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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