Analysis of Will The Cycle Be Unbroken?
Violence in the Middle East,
a mounting death toll everyday:
unbridled hatred is the beast;
peace agreements all betray.
This cycle will be unbroken
till acceptance is bespoken.
The mad suicide-bomber
who, in "good conscience," destroys life,
must see there can be no honor
or reward where murder's rife.
This cycle will be unbroken
till tolerance is betoken.
Hostile acts and derision,
that never ceasing tit for tat,
replace now with higher vision
reducing strife and combat.
This cycle will be unbroken
till respect is re-awoken
| Scheme | ababCc dedeCc cfcfCc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10000101 01011101 01010101 1010101 11011010 101011 011010 10110011 11111110 101111 11011010 110011 1010010 11010111 1111010 0101010 11011010 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 514 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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