Analysis of Beast

Beast 1963



My son, Alex, is sad
Disappointed in me
Disappointed with my marriage
Disappointed in my choice to remain
Married for over 25 years
I found no common grounds
With my wife who is
“Your exact opposite,” Alex says
Why could you remain living
In misery in the name of the father
The son, Me, you sacrificed so much
Did you teach me love?
Surely, you did not!
Your life, my life, and her life
Could have been different
And perhaps even happier
Did you teach me patience?
Surly, not.
But, patience to what end?
What has been the cost of suffering?
What have we achieved?
A poem?  Perhaps.
About misery living with a beast
Who could have been a happy beast
In a happy home and with a happy
Family.  We lost!


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOJPMQIRSTTBU
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 01001 0101110 010011101 101101 111101 11111 101100101 1110110 01000011010 01111011 11111 10111 1111001 111100 00110100 111110 101 110111 111011100 11101 01001 0110010101 11110101 0010101010 10011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 710
Words 146
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 26
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 544
Words per stanza (avg) 134
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Written on May 27, 2023

Submitted by MRNikou on May 27, 2023

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