Analysis of The Written Word

Tammara Cappellano 1958 (Vancouver, Wa)



The written word is my way
To express just how I feel.
Moments lived and memories
Are shared in what I say.

Most of them are sadness,
Expressing life I've lived.
Moments that I can't forget,
Are all I have to give.

My poems are my footprint.
That I can leave behind.
They will live forever
Expressing moments in mind.

The written word. It helps me see.
Lessons that I have learned.
They remind me that I'm really strong
And my respect's been finally earned.

Yes, they are of sadness.
Yes they are of pain.
The written word it keeps me safe,
So I don't go insane.

The written word. It helps my soul,
And let's the darkness pass.
Simple words that say so much,
Is all this poet has.


Scheme AXXA BXXX XCXC XDXD BEXE XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 0101111 1011111 1010100 110111 111110 010111 1011101 111111 110111 111101 111010 0101001 01011111 101111 101111101 01111001 111110 11111 01011111 111101 01011111 010101 1011111 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 685
Words 154
Sentences 17
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Expressions of Life.

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Written on March 03, 2022

Submitted by tcappellano1 on March 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Tammara Cappellano

Retired Fire/Life Safety dispatcher, trainer, Senior Operator, consultant and alarm specialist manager. more…

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