Analysis of Think of the little children
So many times we’ve decided, “Its time we split up!”,
But then we find we just can’t give up.
It’s not for each other; it’s for the children we care,
On them it’s unfair,
They stand in the corner helpless and bare.
There’s so much to remember my daughter, my son,
But all I can think of is myself on the run,
And who am I trying to get away from? You or the grave?
When I look deep inside it’s myself I’m trying to save!
Selfish! Cruel!
Like a stony hearted fool!
I can feel it’s icy coldness against my temple as I level the gun,
And a voice deep inside saying, “No! Think of your son!”
As my finger tightens on the trigger,
I can see the out line of his little figure,
With his hands clasped together,
As he says goodbye…forever!
Scheme | AABBB CCDDXX CCEEEE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111011111 111111111 1111101101011 11101 1100101001 111101011011 11111111101 011110110111101 1111011111011 1010 1010101 1111101001110111001 0011011011111 1110101010 111011111010 1111010 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 743 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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