Analysis of LESS
LESS
By Art Hyde
Less is more,
says my friend and guest.
“You’ve had too much,
of all the best.”
Less was hers,
more was mine,
my mammoth houses,
rarest wines.
The finest clothes,
expensive cars,
country clubs, not filthy bars.
Lavish parties,
for friends with cash,
mostly cool…
more or less.
“You’re repulsive,”
said she, the guest.
A reply from me,
“But you’re a mess!”
Less is less than more can be,
I’m warm at night, and trouble free.
You have worries,
can’t sleep at night,
the winter cold will take its bite.
You’ll wait your check,
each month to see,
if life can go as pleasantly, with less, with less.
It’s really all you’ve got,
your life without, with not.
You lack the basic needs – and none the best,
your view of less, is more a plea,
of stubborn pride, less integrity.
I say, “More for everyone!”
Scheme | AX XBXB XXXX XCC DXXA XBEA EE DFF XEA GG BEE X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (43%) |
Metre | 1 111 111 11101 1111 1101 110 111 11010 101 0101 0101 1011101 1010 1111 101 111 1010 1101 00111 1101 1111111 11110101 1110 1111 01011111 1111 1111 111111001111 110111 110111 1101010101 11111101 110110100 111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 818 |
Words | 154 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
This poem plays as an argument between two people. One is very rich, the other is convinced that having very little in life makes one happiest. e.g., Hard work and planning vs. lack of planning, education and hard work. Of course, there is an irony that exist between the lines; many assume that rich people were always rich, and never had to experience poverty. The truth is, according to my poem, having more is better than having less if managed wisely and with integrity.
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Written on October 21, 2021
Submitted by art.hyde on October 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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