Analysis of The tale of an ugly friend
How could I forget my ugly friend
"If you find him ,please send!"
I shall slap him and kick him very hard
Then, hug him very tight and cry akin a lad
He never got angry when I made his fun
But whenever I fell ill, he converted to a nun
With no marks on his face when all teased him
But when I did the same, he got a little bit dim
The ugliest in the crooked herd
With whiskered moustache and a dense beard
Years before he met with a bent
But I took my axe and waited him days in tent
Days after I got ruined and left my house
And searched his stay with my children and spouse
He returned me away and denied for a rent
With a bellicose mood and hostile face paint
Days after he met me alone
His wife and children were dead and bygone
He revealed the truth about that ugliest day
Why he sent me away and what made him betray
His house that day was possessed by a spy
So, he tricked me and saved me thereby
I had the handsome heart but couldn't apprehend
That didn't jump much and always tried to blend
I had rudeness but he got neither pierced nor pained
So, I love my dear ugly friend
Scheme | AABCDDEEFGHHIIHJKLMMNNAAOA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111011101 111111 1111011101 111101010101 11011011111 10101111010101 1111111111 1111011101011 010000101 1110011 10111101 111110101101 11011100111 0111111001 101101001101 1010101011 11011101 110100101 101010111001 111101011101 1111101101 111101111 11010111001 1101101111 111011110111 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,083 |
Words | 223 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 851 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 222 |
About this poem
The poem depicts a small story revealing what is the real definition of "A friend in need is a friend indeed". The poem depicts about how a not so good looking and ignored friend proves his friendship for his dear best friend despite of getting ill treatment.He sacrifices his family and everything for saving his friend. Hence, finally his friend gets to know about it and finally regrets for ignoring him as a friend.At last, he apprehends that his friend is a real gem. more »
Written on November 16, 2022
Submitted by is2032chandankumarmishra on November 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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