Analysis of Dogs of War



Got my gun, my bag and my vest
One last look at my ring
For this not the time to rest
Eager to know what this night will bring

One promise to my mother
I will always come back home
One promise to the other
I will give my life fighting for your throne

Heroes are born on a battlefield
And on it, they do die
Their might is humongous and their sacrifice unparelled
For they become history before they can even say goodbye

The best don't come back from war
Instead they stay and watch over from above
Pillars of the flag that they adore
And protectors of the country that was their first love


Scheme ABAB CXCX XDAD EFEF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 11111011 111111 1110111 101111111 1101110 111111 1101010 1111110111 10111010 011111 11101001101 110110001111011 0111111 01110110101 101011101 0010101011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 593
Words 120
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

This poem speaks about the consequences of wars on belligerents.

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Submitted by prakritprakash on February 02, 2023

Modified on April 30, 2023

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