Analysis of A Rhythm That We All Must Meet

Oscar Auliq-Ice 1994 (Port Elizabeth)



The economy, a force unseen,
Yet felt in every day and dream,
A fickle beast, a shifting tide,
A force that cannot be denied.

The rise and fall of stocks and trade,
The value of the goods we've made,
The flow of cash from hand to hand,
The beating heart of our land.

The market's pulse, a constant beat,
A rhythm that we all must meet,
The balance of supply and need,
The engine of our daily deed.

From the farmer's field to the store,
From the factory to the shore,
The wheels of commerce never rest,
For they drive us all, east and west.

The economy, a vital force,
A river running its endless course,
A power that we cannot flee,
A constant in our history.


Scheme XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG HHII
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 001000101 110100101 01010101 01110101 01011101 01010111 01111111 01011101 01010101 01011111 01010101 010110101 10101101 10100101 01110101 11111101 001000101 010101101 01011101 010010100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 663
Words 150
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 101
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on March 15, 2023

Submitted by Auliq-Ice on March 28, 2023

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