Analysis of Too Much Ham for Sam
Clapping and running
My feet, my hands
Go slapping.
I care for much,
I feel sparks flying.
I reach out
And find a creature
In my hand.
It’s a little man
Named Sam.
I wonder much
For freedom
Does he see?
A little leap
And he could be free,
But he’s my beloved
Pet and I couldn’t
Have that,
But we humans
Should be free,
For we’re above
The rest and some
Of the best, but
Below and hold
This little man is
Bold but low
And would rather
Be free than with me;
But thank the heavens
I have ham for Sam
Or a large piece of
Spam to cram.
I see he’s ravenous
As he eats and leaves
Messes and crumbs
Of his treats,
But Sam don’t you
Fall and slam
And go bam!
Freedom is for
All even if your
Proud and small.
One of the greatest
Joys on earth is
Freedom.
We are free in
Jesus Christ,
For our sins are
Paid for on his cross,
And we have freedom
And forgiveness from sin.
Therefore we all
Taste freedom in
Some way or form,
But like Sam some
Never leave their
Nest because they
Think it’s for the best,
But please, please
Don’t give more
Ham to Sam!
He’s had too much
Already, and Sam’s
A funny old man
As he’s hip to the jive
And dances to music
As if he were five.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10010 1111 110 1111 11110 111 01010 011 10101 11 1101 110 111 0101 01111 11101 1011 11 1110 111 1001 0101 1011 0101 11011 111 0110 11111 11010 11111 10111 111 111100 11101 1001 111 1111 101 011 1011 11011 101 11010 1111 10 1110 101 11011 11111 01110 001011 111 1100 1111 1111 1011 1011 11101 111 111 111 1111 01001 01011 111101 010110 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,177 |
Words | 260 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 39, 28 |
Lines Amount | 67 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 440 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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This Poem is from: I Am A Man As I Should Be: Poem Book 1, on amazon, It’s formatted in Kindle, large print, audio, hardcover, and paperback.
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