Analysis of Death to the Poet
Death to the poet who opened our eyes
The silvery tongue that outed our lies
Death to the poet who pulled the disguise
And made all the sleepers arise
The lion of lines
The writer of right
The one whose letters carry more bite
Than the teeth of the dogs
Who started this fight
Death to the poet that cuts with his words
Refusing the weapons of a violent herd
Fists and bullets and rockets and drones
While they murder with guns
And pile up the bones
The poet strikes hearts with his stones
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010110101 01001110101 1101011001 01101001 01011 01011 011101011 101101 11011 1101011111 010010101001 101001001 111011 01101 01011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 493 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
Poets fight with words. Poetry is a powerful way to make a point or even change minds, but sometimes writing these peircing words can put a harsh spotlight on the poet.
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Written on June 30, 2021
Submitted by BCByron on May 10, 2022
Modified on May 03, 2023
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