Analysis of As the Bombs Go Off
James E. Thomas Jr 1955 (Seattle)
Why am I here?
I love my other--I love my children,
As the bombs go off,
As the bombs go off
My brothers fall,
My sisters howl,
As the bombs go off,
As the bombs go off
Children who used to run in the streets
Now lying in the gutter,
As the bombs go off,
As the bombs go off
A mother crumpled,
A child slumped over,
As the bombs go off,
As the bombs go off
Home is a memory,
Happiness lost forever,
As the bombs go off,
As the bombs go off
| Scheme | xxAA xxAA xbAA xbAA xbAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (35%) |
| Metre | 1111 1111011110 10111 10111 1101 1101 10111 10111 101111001 1100010 10111 10111 01010 01110 10111 10111 110100 1001010 10111 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 443 |
| Words | 112 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
I began writing poems at an early age. I wanted to express my feelings for life and the world through my writings. This poem is also an extension of my feelings. Sometimes I have difficulty expressing my feelings for a subject, so I write a poem about it. On the subject of this poem, I am dismayed at the current events that are occurring, so hence the poem.
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Written on September 01, 2006
Submitted by KingJT on May 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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