Analysis of Belonging
On my way to work I reflect
on that sinking feeling
caused by rebuttal.
Harsh words, angry emotions
fuelled by personal perspective.
A bias perhaps – or a prejudice?
This residue remains
like stale ground dregs, dark and impervious.
Reflecting on my life’s purpose,
I’ve come to understand
the art of friendship.
Careless, callous temper
fuelled by selfishness and ego
play no part in Shakespeare’s Seven Stages
of Man’s theatrical journey.
Acts now done are now done,
leaving behind their sad corollary.
I’ll use the anaphora technique
to quell this errancy
and lighten ethos.
This pathos and poignancy
fuelled by aftermath and regret,
will leave, and leave me to pay the piper.
His tune I’ll value more –
his tune I’ll emulate –
his tune I’ll ameliorate.
Scheme | XXXAXXXB BXXCXXDXD XAXDXCXEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 111010 11010 1110010 101100010 0100110100 11001 1111100100 01011110 11101 01110 101010 101100010 111011010 11010010 111111 100111100 110010001 1111 01010 1100100 10110001 1101111010 111101 11110 111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
About this poem
I made a mistake and regretted the harsh words I had said to my friend.
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