Analysis of Ranting and Raving
Ranting and Raving ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 7, 2023
Your ranting and raving falls on ears tightly shut
If you only complain and get into a rut
Of pointing out foibles in life every day
Neglecting to act in a responsible way
Be a part of solutions that must serve to heal
That bring sanity to life, things tangible and real
For just ranting and raving without offering relief
Is verily not more than a hot-winded beef
Complaining is natural I do it indeed
Then I try to attend to that critical need
Volunteering is one way to leave the earth better
Jump right in, please help out-write a life changing letter!
So rant if you’d like and rave on if you must
I know you will act, in that I shall trust
Scheme | XXX AABBCCDDEEFFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10010 101011 1 110010111101 111001010101 110110011001 010110001001 101101011111 1110011110001 11100100110001 1111101101 010110011101 111101111001 010111110110 1101111011010 11111011111 1111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 705 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 14 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 278 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
About this poem
Complaining without action is wasted breath.
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