Analysis of Judgement
Who am I to be passed judgement upon
Of my dirty face and ragged clothes
Of my combless hair and shoes less feet
From whence I came you know not
Of the turmoil and pain bestowed upon me,
Of the days of hunger and sleepless nights
Of my swiveled head from reckless fright
Happiness once renowned
Of my two most precious gifts
Passed away through blazing eyes,
Smothered black of sooth and ash.
My cries of help was muffled sounds
Of captivating shock I came to know.
The Deaf, The Dumb, I do not mock
For their shoe was once on my feet
Here I am a wonderer,
Of thoughtful thoughts
And speechless sounds,
Yet you gaze upon me
With scornful eyes and shameful frowns
leave me not your sympathy
For survival is my basic instinct
The only friend I know
Scheme | XXAXBXX XXXXCDXA XXCBXBXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111001 111010101 11110111 1111111 1010101011 1011100101 111011101 100101 1111101 1011101 1011101 11111101 110011111 01011111 11111111 11101 1101 0101 111011 11010101 1111100 1010111010 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 755 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Many on the streets, we see, we judge and we do not lend a helping hand or kind words…show love
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