Analysis of " Shouting from the cheap seats "

Joseph Cooper 1950 (VICKSBURG, MS)



In absence,
it tends to make the mind to wonder.
To see ourselves,
in times to ponder.

To make judgements,
whether they be right or wrong.
In written words,
we express in poetry and song.

Our emotions,
are always put to the test.
Our inner strengths,
makes the decisions on what is best.

Loneliness is the state,
we inflect into ourself.
Happiness is rewarded,
In time without stress.

We are governed,
to not be one but two.
To share this message,
I would like to truly thank you


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XXXX XDXD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 010 111101110 11001 01110 1110 1011111 0101 101010001 10010 111101 10101 100101111 100101 1101001 1001010 01011 1110 111111 11110 11111011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 492
Words 111
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 75
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

We all sit and ponder about our past, present and future. We make decisions both good and bad. How we accept them and is the truth so hard to find?

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Written on November 17, 2021

Submitted by mrjcoopersd on November 24, 2021

Modified on March 16, 2023

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