Analysis of From Gold Stars to Paychecks: The Poetic Journey
As a kid, I'd scribble lines with glee,
Writing poems, oh so carefree.
For a grade, I'd weave words together,
Thinking I was quite the poet, clever!
Teachers praised my rhyming style,
With gold stars, they'd make me smile.
But little did I know back then,
Writing for grades was just a yen.
Now, as an adult, I wield my pen,
In hopes my poems bring some yen.
No more gold stars, just bills to pay,
Oh, how life's realities have their way!
I ponder rhymes, and syllables count,
Hoping my verses will surely amount
To a paycheck that eases my strife,
And keeps me living the poet's life.
But the market's tough, competition fierce,
Writing poems for pay can be quite a pierce.
So I juggle themes, and chase trends,
Searching for those lucrative poetic ends.
From love to cats, and the moon above,
I craft my verses with desperate love.
Oh, to make a living with witty lines,
And finally taste those poetic dimes!
But whether kid or grown-up with bills,
Writing poems is a passion that thrills.
Though the paycheck may not always flow,
In my heart, the poet's fire will always glow.
So, here I am, still chasing the dream,
Juggling words and rhymes like an acrobat's theme.
For money or fame, it's all just a game,
But hey, at least my poems make people chuckle, all the same!
Scheme | AABB CCDD DDEE FFGG HHII JJXX KKLL MMNN |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (88%) |
Metre | 101110111 1010111 101111010 1011101010 1011101 1111111 11011111 10111101 111011111 01110111 11111111 11110111 110101001 1011011001 10111011 011100101 101010101 10101111101 11101011 10111000101 111100101 111101101 1110101101 0100110101 110111111 1010101011 1011111 01101010111 111111001 1001011111 1101111101 111111011010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,280 |
Words | 270 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
About this poem
I came up with this idea while thinking about how in elementary school we was asked to write poems and it was part of our grade. Now, with poetry contest, books, magazines there are ways to profit from your work. It is more than a grade. Kinda thought it was a silly twist on things and i hope others enjoy it and find the humor of the idea!
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