Analysis of Asphalt Jungles



Today fades into yesterday,
upon tomorrow's arrival.
And apathy feeds denial,
as wild plants and animals die.

In our plastic world of extremes,
wildlife's collateral damage.
So when jets need clear skies,
birds are just annihilated.

We dedicate our existence,
to a utopia of steel.
And survive in asphalt jungles,
shadowed by of our achievements.

Our planet's irrevocably
being changed to a barren sphere.
For greed's the legacy of fools,
touted by prophets of progress.

Man's dominion over His world,
contributed to His conceit.
And now museum exhibits,
catalog the treasures He's lost.


Scheme XAAX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 0110110 0101010 01001010 11101001 010101101 1010010 111111 1110100 11010010 10010011 0010110 101110010 101001000 10110101 11010011 1011011 10101011 01001101 01010010 10001011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 568
Words 93
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on October 08, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Emile Pinet

I was born in a small town, (Bathurst) New Brunswick, Canada,. The third eldest of thirteen children, ten girls and three boys. I’m the product of a semi-dysfunctional family, brought up by a controlling, physically abusive father, verses a loving mother. Many of my poems reflect the uniqueness and special circumstances of my upbringing. more…

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