Analysis of A Fetus Is a Person

Oscar Auliq-Ice 1994 (Port Elizabeth)



A fetus is a person, a life yet to be born,
A precious soul waiting for its turn,
To enter this world and take its place,
In the loving arms of its family and grace.

It grows and develops within the womb,
Protected and nurtured, it starts to bloom,
From a single cell to a tiny being,
A miracle of life, forever freeing.

Its heart beats strong, its tiny limbs move,
As it prepares for life, its journey to groove,
A precious gift, a bundle of joy,
A new life to love, to cherish and enjoy.

Some may say it's just a clump of cells,
But to the parents, it's much more than that,
A dream come true, a new chapter in life,
A chance to grow, to love, and to thrive.

To deny the fetus its right to live,
Is to deny its future, its potential to give,
To the world, to its family, to everyone around,
A life worth living, a gift so profound.

A fetus is a person, a life yet to be born,
A precious soul waiting for its turn,
To enter this world and make its mark,
A new beginning, a journey to embark.


Scheme ABcc ddee ffgg xxxh hxii ABjj
Poetic Form Quatrain  (33%)
Metre 0101010011111 010110111 110110111 001011110001 1100100101 0100101111 10101101010 01001101010 111111011 11011111011 010101011 01111110001 111110111 1101011111 0111011001 011111011 1010101111 1101110101011 1011110011001 0111001101 0101010011111 010110111 110110111 01010010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 997
Words 227
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 125
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Written on May 04, 2023

Submitted by Auliq-Ice on May 05, 2023

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