Analysis of pain of war
Gregory Ramos 1961 (Azusa)
pain of war
overhead burning sky
across the raging field
where the burdens have died
overcast bloody shield
from the battle of will
sub scopes watch one clean eye
subterranean kill
no air why even try
forward we go last breath
bullets hit infantry
foxholes screams smoke and death
no hope no apathy
flag draped casket to send
so for life has been raped
and in time it will end
war is the final fate
| Scheme | XABXB CACA DEDE FXFX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 101101 010101 101011 10101 101011 111111 001001 111101 101111 101100 11101 111100 111011 111111 001111 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 382 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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