Analysis of Man at 2000
Mathew L. Hunt 1973 (Los Alamitos, CA)
Years have come and years will go.
There is no greater truth I know.
Man has built the mighty sword,
But could not bear the awesome blow.
There are far too many on board,
And their numbers continue to grow.
The discoveries of the past are many,
And thus so are the problems created.
A milestone, and the celebrations are plenty,
But do we have reason to be elated?
Millions suffer while millions thrive.
With all the passengers, who can drive?
Should we not do more than survive
To truly know how great it is to be alive?
History is full of lessons to learn,
Yet we continue to ignore and burn.
The ultimate resolution will not save
The lives of billions who must be brave.
Many live have come and many will go.
When it will end, I do not know.
Scheme | AA BABA CDCD EEEE FFGG AA |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1110111 11110111 1110101 11110101 11111011 011001011 00100101110 0111010010 0100010110 11111011010 10101101 110100111 11111101 110111111101 1001111011 1101010101 0100010111 011101111 1011101011 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 753 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Written around the time I finished graduate school at start my career in environmental science.
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