Analysis of Vietnam Memorial
Black gray wall reflecting
In the sun...
Names and faces mirrored in
secular incisions-
We too will be there
Perhaps not the hideous crime
Mankind imprints his pride
And humble dust.
Captives in our weakness
And lack of trust-
Is that as far as we can come...
Is the sword secured around our waist ?
Tell me...We can go further
As distance and time bring
Out more hurts.
What does it all mean
As we hear the silent screams
A new place and a new face.
Tell me we can go further
Than into stone
Or are we owed symbols proud
That speak too loud
As our true heart
Controlled by righteous idols -
As our true heart
Controlled by righteous idols
Whimper in the silent wind.
| Scheme | abcdefghihjklamnoplqrrsTsTu |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111010 001 1010100 100010 11111 01101001 110111 0101 1001010 0111 11111111 1010101101 111110 110011 111 11111 1110101 0110011 1111110 1011 1111101 1111 11011 0111010 11011 0111010 1000101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 644 |
| Words | 127 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 27 |
| Lines Amount | 27 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 524 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 130 |
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Submitted on January 04, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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