Analysis of The Syrian and Family Beloved
Met him after sundown
His smoke break
Back of our building
Cool and quiet
One mourning dove
Serenading from lamp post
On the street.
A Syrian, here eleven years
Shy about his English usage
Studying at an ESL group.
Making progress but
Not fast enough, he says.
I commend him on his accomplishment.
Up careens a current
Model of Honda.
Son inside and smiling.
Basket of fruit for Dad.
And cherry tomatoes.
Out of the building burst
Two daughters tall
Slim and beautiful.
Long dark hair, shining.
Young twenties and laughing.
Dad’s pride and joy.
Fully assimilated and proud.
Proud of Papa.
He risked so much
Left all behind.
Watched the ensuing broadcast horrors
From a thankful distance.
Scheme | XXABXXX XXXBXC CDAXXXXXAAXXD XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 11101 111 111010 1010 1101 010111 101 010010101 10111010 1001111 1011 110111 1011110100 101010 10110 101010 101111 010010 110101 1101 10100 11110 110010 1101 10010001 1110 1111 1101 10100110 101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 692 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 13, 4 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on July 25, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on July 25, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on July 25, 2023
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