Analysis of TRUE SOLDIER’S WORDS



TRUE SOLDIER’S WORDS

I am aware that am a mortal,
I am not a perfect being.
I know I’ve made mistakes with my khaki.
History will judge me one day,
But until then all I ask for is your support.

I did not choose this path on my own.
Patriotism imposed herself on me.
I will strive to get to the end,
But if I die before reaching my goal,
Let my comrades continue without me,
For i fought with my flesh and my blood.

No sacrifice is so much for my country.
I am a soldier of war, not a civilian.
Remember me as a military not a revolutionary.
Remember me as the bearer of hope to the people,
The one who came when your blood was shed.
Your desire for a change is my priority.

I will go to the end of my mission.
I will never betray your trust.
Death doesn't scare me;
I see it every day on the battlefield,
It’s failure that scares me.

If death marries me in war,
Do not mourn me.
Don't make my grave a sanctuary.
I did what I thought was right for my country.
I did it for me but I did it for you too.
I am a soldier, i smiles every day with death."


Scheme X AXBXX XBXXBX BCBAXB CXBXB XBBBXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 110111010 11100110 1111011110 10011111 101111111101 111111111 1000010111 11111101 1111011011 111010011 111111011 1101111110 110101110010 010110100100100 01011010111010 011111111 1010101110100 1111011110 11100111 11011 11110011010 110111 1110101 1111 11110100 11111111110 111111111111 1101011100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,090
Words 254
Sentences 20
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 6, 6, 5, 6
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 133
Words per stanza (avg) 36

About this poem

This poem is simply the tales of a soldier, on his acknowledgement of the fact that he's human with mistakes. It also tells about the unknown events that lies ahead of him and how prepared he is to face whatever life may throw at him.

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Submitted by austinennamdi0608 on September 24, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Austine Nnamdi

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