Analysis of Universal



A universal language that's rich and deep,
Romantic and volatile it will never sleep,
From within the soul it speaks out loud,
Yes each poem makes our people proud!
Turned into rhyme life beckons and calls
Swift the pace as each minute calls,
From the times of way back when,
Men and women have used the pen.
Words of wisdom and also of praise,
How they record what each heart says,
Structure and style changed over the years,
Filling books with laughter and tears.
Wars and famines all manner of things,
Joy and sorrow is what verse brings,
Sit and contemplate the power of speech,
Fact and fiction are both within reach.
Read these lines reflect on each word,
How they portray things that have occurred,
Bared the heart to touch your soul,
Lets you sample part of the whole.


Scheme AABBCCDDEFGHIIJJKKLL
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 0010101101 010010011101 101011111 1110110101 101111001 10111101 1011111 10101101 111001011 11011111 100111001 10111001 101011011 10101111 101001011 101011011 11101111 110111101 1011111 11101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 757
Words 140
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 617
Words per stanza (avg) 140
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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