Analysis of Not All Which Seem Well End Well



Be careful what you wish for;
You might end up with the devil and his pitchfork.
We asked for asphalt,
now we get asphalt.
The soles burning on Pit Street are all our fault.

Bare feet travel best on dirt road;
We acquire this wisdom ‘cause we’re dirt poor.
Everyone hollers with jubilation
when they imposed tolls on motorists
 to improve road condition.
 Now wretched tongues chorus in lamentation,
when naked soles touch red-hot asphalt.
The soles burning on Pit Street are all our fault.

Dirt-browned feet are more tolerable
 than the feeling of walking on hot coals.
The tepid earth is therapeutic to every sole.
Concrete can be cruel in the summer’s heat.
Warm dirt is pleasant between the toes.
Asphalt is no easy street.

Be careful what you wish for;
you might end up with the devil and his pitchfork.
We asked for asphalt.
Now we get asphalt.
The soles burning on Pit Street are all our fault.


Scheme ABCCC xxdxddcC xxxexe ABCCC
Poetic Form
Metre 1101111 11111010011 1111 1111 011011111101 11101111 10101101011 10101010 110111100 1011010 11011001 11011111 011011111101 111111000 1010110111 0101101011001 01111000101 111100101 111101 1101111 11111010011 1111 1111 011011111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 884
Words 160
Sentences 16
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 8, 6, 5
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 178
Words per stanza (avg) 40
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Earle Francis Brown

I was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was told that I can write, so I wrote and continues to write. I am currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I enjoy reading "real" poetry. My favorite books are the Pslams, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon.Poetry is not just vocabulary, and use of metaphors and formats. Don't be tricked. Poetry should speak life. I love a poem that tells a story. The most memorable poems are the ones that tell someone's story. I don't care about ratings; the truth is always hated. People are people where-ever we go. more…

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