Analysis of The Pen



It lies useless without man's hand,
Stationary but available I understand,
When there's creativity I seek it out,
Then how eagerly it moves about,
Crossing the page and dotting the 'T's
Truly it's helpful doing what you please,
Once it's over it can then rest,
Thankful for usage and the ultimate test!


Scheme AABBCCDD
Poetic Form
Metre 11100111 10010100101 1101001111 111001101 100101001 1011010111 11101111 10110001001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 295
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 238
Words per stanza (avg) 52
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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