Analysis of The Intertwining of Good and Evil
Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)
In the world of living beings,
‘Good’ and ‘Evil’ are intertwined.
Each in intimate relationship with the other.
Each measured by the ‘strengths,’
And by the weaknesses of the other.
Each inclined unconsciously to the other’s nature.
To such extent that ‘Good’ taken to its extreme,
Converts ultimately into that which it disavows.
Revealing at its core its chimerical nature.
And ‘Evil’ pushed to its limits of exhaustion,
Will reveal within its core a common goodness.
This is the world of dualities in which humanity resides.
These things we do, waging war and finding in it something ‘good.’
Seeking peace while suppressing others’ goodwill.
And finding in that act a modicum of righteousness.
In the world of living human beings,
‘Good’ and ‘Evil are intertwined.
Each in intimate relationship with the other.
Always has been so, and always ever shall be so.
| Scheme | aBC xcc xac xdx xxd aBCx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00111010 10101001 101000101010 110101 0101001010 101100101010 110111101101 101000011111 0101111010010 010111101010 101011101010 11011101010001 111110101001101 10110101011 01001101001100 0011101010 10101001 101000101010 11110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 901 |
| Words | 165 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
While primarily for ethical motivations, we see good as far removed from evil, the overwhelming observation is that in the human experience of existence these two energies are active forces that from time to time transform into their opposite poles.
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