Analysis of The Blade



You’d think after years in the making,
the fury would somehow then fade.
But anger’s a potent emotion
that cuts like a double-edge blade.

You’ve tried grasping it with precision,
so as you hold on you won’t bleed.
No matter the tactic you’re using,
Internal is damage you feed.

Unwillingly, you become owner
of wrath you no longer can tame.
The bitterness felt for another
is self-injury now that you claim.

It’s wise not to hang on to fury.
Its shadow will never quite fade.
For anger’s a potent emotion
that cuts like a double-edge blade.


Scheme abcB cdad efef xbcB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111010010 0101111 110010010 11101011 111011010 11111111 110010110 01011011 010010110 11111011 010011010 111001111 111111110 1111011 110010010 11101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 568
Words 111
Sentences 10
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on 2010

Submitted by Giselavigil on January 09, 2024

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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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