Analysis of My Hero...My Grandpa

Tina C Ratley 1966 (United States)



There's a man I know whose strong and brave,
Our nations hero in so many ways.
He's an unknown soldier I would like for you to meet.
He fought in the war, to keep this Nation safe keep.
He came home to his wife, who he loves and adores.
Had three fine sons, one from before..
He has had a wonderful life, He's gone through so much,
Loves fishing and bowling and his tobacco Beechnut.
He, an Earnhart fan in every way,
Never missed a race, come every Sunday.
This wonderful man I speak of so highly,
Is my Grandpa Arnold, who I love undying.
With big blue eyes and rosey cheeks,
You have a heart of gold that can't be beat.
Grandpa I treasure you in every way,
The love only grows stronger with every day.
Your health isn't as good as it use to be,
Your eyes grow tired, your body so weak.
Someday you will leave us,
But I can gladly say...
" Look for me Grandpa",
I'll see you  in Heaven someday!
I love you Grandpa with all my Heart.
Tina C. Ratley
Wrote in 2002.


Scheme ABCDEFGCHHIJKCHHILMHNHOIP
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 101111101 10101001101 1101101111111 110011111011 111111111001 11111101 1110100111111 11001001011 111101001 1010111001 11001111110 11110111010 11110101 1101111111 1110101001 011011011001 11101111111 1111011011 11111 111101 1111 1110101 11111111 10110 10
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 950
Words 190
Sentences 16
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 738
Words per stanza (avg) 191
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Submitted on April 25, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Tina C Ratley

Hi, I'm 55 years old, married for15 years, not able to have kids because of Cervical Cancer. A long time ago, I turned in a poem and ended up winning a award for it and it was put in a poetry book. Because of money, I couldn't fly down to Florida. Florence Henderson was the host who gave out the awards. I really wished I could have gotten my award sent to me. So, I've been writing here and there, decided that I'm going to turn in a couple of more. My memory is so bad, I don't even remember the name of the poem. My name back then was Tina C. Collins. more…

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