Analysis of Will The Present Forget
On which side of the authority line
do you fall…
The pulpit,
The assembly line,
The suite down the hall
Who makes the decisions,
do you stand—do you kneel
Is it giving or receiving,
do you take—do you steal
How many horizons,
do your dreams fall behind
Are they distant—uncertain,
not in view to remind
Where your memories lie,
are your promises kept
Is the past now your future
—will the present forget
(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)
| Scheme | AB XAB CD XD CE XE XX FX F |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111001001 111 010 00101 01101 110010 111111 11101010 111111 110010 111101 1110010 101101 111001 111001 1011110 101001 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 471 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
Font size:
Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 17, 2016
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on April 03, 2020
- 23 sec read
- 356 Views
22 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Will The Present Forget" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/45296/will-the-present-forget>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In