Analysis of I Have A Dream



I HAVE A DREAM

I see people starving, they have nothing to eat
They are so very weak, can't stand on their feet
Yet we waste food daily, we don't value our meals
I have a dream to feed them, and this is my appeal.

I see people on the streets, no roof above their head,
Sleeping on dirty pavements, they don't have a bed
We live in comfort, yet we ask for more
I have a dream, to open up the doors.

I see people lonely, no happiness on their face
They roam around aimlessly, keep staring into space
We have friends and family, for them, we have no time
I have a dream, to make them feel they're prime.

I have a dream, I have many dreams, I want them to come true
I want everyone to be happy, no one should ever feel blue
Let's be selfless and reach out, let's laugh and jump and scream
And let us all work together, to fulfill all our dreams.


Scheme A BBXX CCXX DDEE FFAX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 111010111011 11110111111 1111101110101 1101111011101 1110101110111 101101011101 1101011111 1101110101 1110101100111 1101100110011 1110100111111 1101111111 110111101111111 111011101111011 1110011110101 011110101011101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 846
Words 179
Sentences 4
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 129
Words per stanza (avg) 34

About this poem

This poem is inspired by the state of the world today.

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Written on June 07, 2022

Submitted by lad260166 on January 29, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Lionel Dsouza

I have been writing poetry for the last 38 years. Initially, they were all romantic poems, but now they are based on social issues and other topics that inspire me more…

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