Analysis of The clincher of a dieing hero.
THE CLINCHER OF A DIEING HERO.
Go! tell awuru, my father
I died as a man.
I died as a soldier.
I had the nation on my shoulder while I gasp for my last.
Go! tell inam, my mother
Her son fought like a man.
I was strong and brave.
But, my breastplate fail to resist the bullet from an angry gun of the enemy.
Was it time?
Go tell ugah, my only wife.
That I am sorry.
I promised to return
I hadn't keep my promise.
But along this path of ancient heroes I've journeyed.
Into lands so dark and lonely.
Where returnees are loosers.
Tell her I love her.
Go tell itele, my son.
I died a legend.
My gun is my witness.
The tanks and the explosive could tell!
The enemies can attest.
Tell him to exhibit bravery
Tell him to be a man.
Tell him to wipe her mothers' tears
So I could journey smooth.
On this land where no tears drop.
Lest I have my heroic toga tainted by her tears.
Go tell 'obijegwu' my community.
Their son was a true soldier
He died at his post.
Tell the world
in my prime, I left before my time .
Scheme | X ABAX ABXCD XCXE XCEA XXEXXCB FXXF CAX XD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010110 111110 11101 111010 110101110111111 111110 011101 11101 11111010101110110100 111 1111101 11110 110101 1101110 1011111010110 01111010 100111 10110 11111 11010 111110 010001011 0100101 111010100 111101 11110101 111101 1111111 11110101010101 11110100 1110110 11111 101 011110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,018 |
Words | 238 |
Sentences | 29 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 5, 4, 4, 7, 4, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
This poem is all about the last message of a brave soldier that was just an inch a way from his grave in the battle field. It was inspired by such picture.
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Written on September 27, 2022
Submitted by ajejesunday2000 on September 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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