Analysis of The unfair poet

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)



He had no pen to write his poem with
So he took one from the bookmakers
He had no paper to write his poem on
So he drew on a paper bag
He had no education to spell his words
So he filled it in with pictures
He had no concentration in his misery
So he lay down and stared up at the clouds
He had no eyes to see with
So he dreampt of the darkness
He had no heart to feel with
So his life force weakened
He had no love left in his palms
So he closed them to keep them warm
He knew no angel to call upon
So he waited only for death
He attracted no friend or king
Yet he was part
God


Scheme ABCDEBFGAHAIJKCLMNO
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111101 111110100 11110111101 11110101 1110101111 11110110 11101001100 1111011101 1111111 1111010 1111111 111110 11111011 11111111 111101101 11101011 10101111 1111 1
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 579
Words 130
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 450
Words per stanza (avg) 129
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Written on September 14, 2022

Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 14, 2022

Modified by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 14, 2022

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Heather Lydia Thornhill

Moods and mindsets poetry. Published. Book in progress: Don't talk rot. more…

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