Analysis of The Power in Words

Rahimeen Lodhi 2005 (Toronto)



It’s a constant battle
Of deadly phrases,
That stab like knives
In the worst of places.

How many more heartbreaks and suicides,
Do we need to witness
For people to understand
That words hurt. A lot.

It’s known all too well,
That silence speaks volumes,
The drowned-out cries
Elevate exhausted expressions.

Words could spread bliss and hope,
Bring us together under comforting sermons.
But now it’s seen as a weapon,
One that holds great strength in manipulation.

Sharp words can cut the tongue that utters it,
And generate terror in the heart that receives it,
Yet not everyone believes it,
But more people misuse it.


Scheme XAXA XXXX XXXB XBCC DDDD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 101010 11010 1111 001110 11011010 111110 110101 11101 11111 110110 0111 10010010 111101 110101010010 11111010 1111100010 1111011101 010100011011 1110011 1110011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 606
Words 105
Sentences 7
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Rahimeen Lodhi

Rahimeen Lodhi is a 16-year-old Dutch Pakistani. She is a striving writer and poet (for now but hopes to achieve much more in the near future, including writing her own book). She aspires to broaden her horizons so that she can accomplish her dreams of becoming an engineer as well as play a part in helping humanity. When not involved in school, Rahimeen indulges in her artwork and writes poems and short stories. She also enjoys listening to music, travelling and reading. more…

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