Analysis of Burden
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
Everyman carries his fear differently,
its plain enough to see.
Some compact it on their frame,
make of it an armor,
accustomed to the pain
they move through life stiff,
restricted by their shame.
Others dive into passivity, adopt a gentle stance,
but carry their fear on their back ,
bent over apologizing as they pass.
Some learn to moralize,
or lean towards esoteric.
They may seek higher office
or the protection of the cleric.
Some become mere actors,
they will master imitation,
but the fist sign of danger,
march bravely in the opposite direction.
But a Man is built to stand and defend,
and if he can not find a way,
to build himself equal to the task,
then he must live in dread each day.
Scheme | AABCXXB XXX XDXD XECE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001011100 110111 1101111 111110 010101 11111 010111 101010100010101 11011111 1100100111 11110 1101010 1111010 100101010 101110 1110010 1011110 11000100010 1011111001 01111101 110110101 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 713 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 3, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
about fear and its disguises
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Written on March 06, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 06, 2024
Modified by robertl.92681 on March 11, 2024
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