Analysis of Cats cry
Lori A. Powell 1962 (Saint Mary’s PA)
I hear the cats cry
I watch him pass on by
He shows no fear or pain
His tears become the rain
Just like the hungry lion
Who swiftly walks so proud
A deceitful man will easily hunt
The weak among the crowd
Simply blinded by his instinct
His ritual is the same
Will the king of kings survival
Ever challenge a better game?
He treads on common ground
To show he wears a crown
His roar is his defense
Unfaithful to recompense
I hear the cats cry
I watch him pass on by
He shows no fear or pain
His tears become the rain
Written by Lori A. Powell
8/4/2023
Scheme | AABB xcxc xded xxff AABB ex |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 111111 111111 110101 1101010 110111 0010111001 010101 10101110 1100101 10111010 10100101 111101 111101 111101 010110 11011 111111 111111 110101 10110010 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 559 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
This poem is about a man who deceives others but he doesn’t show it publicly. He is bounded in his ways and he knows it.
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