Mere Words
The sounds are well rehearsed, the syllables, well known
Even though expertly versed, or quickly thought, and thrown
The grasp is slippery and elusive, to even well trained ears
Meaning clear or inconclusive, depends upon, who it is that hears
Wars and great conflicts, are fought for things both simple, and absurd
All which might have been for naught, at the turning of, mere words
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Submitted by MereWords on January 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA XX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 385 |
Words | 67 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2 |
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