Analysis of Handful of rice
Thomas Dooley 1968 (Maryland)
Hunger of the mind hunger of the soul
A child's stomach empty as it sits in the cold
When will we learn there are things more valuable than gold
A handful of rice sticky and warm
Fills the belly and comforts the soul
A feeling some wish to know
Thankful for what is before you
Some might not see it; a prayer of thanks is what you do.
You see a feast of nourishing food.
A handful of rice sticky and warm
Fills the belly and comforts the soul
A feeling many wish to know
Pressure and time hardens a diamond
Pressure and time softens the rice
We ignore the doctor's advice, think everything is alright.
A handful of rice sticky and warm
Fill the belly and comforts the soul.
A feeling I wish to know
Contentment with the simple joys of life
Strength is facing the challenges of the night.
The next day's pains are healed by the light.
A handful of rice sticky and warm
Fill the belly and comforts the soul.
A feeling everyone should know.
©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2020
Scheme | abb CAd eex CAd xxf CAd xff CAd x |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010110101 011010111001 1111111110011 01111001 101001001 0101111 10111011 1111101111111 110111001 01111001 101001001 01010111 100110010 10011001 1010100111011 01111001 101001001 0101111 0101010111 11100100101 011111101 01111001 101001001 0101011 101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 944 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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