Analysis of Real
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Real,
The word that stifles imagination,
That constricts
And confines us
To mundanity.
A word
That negates the possibility
Of dreaming
And exploring
Beyond what's seen.
What is real
But a limiting label?
A dubious denotation
That cages us in?
How can something
Be real
If it's subjective
And varies
From person to person?
Real,
A word
That's used to discredit
Anything
That seems beyond
The norm.
A bane
In the hands
Of the uninspired
Who seek to squash creativity
And form.
Real,
A term
That devalues magic
And discounts
The intangible
Beauty of the world.
A word devoid of possibility
And hope,
A concept
Too confining
For the true meaning.
Seekers.
Real
Is the worst word
In the lexicon
It dismisses the imagination
Which is the true essence
Of being human
And robs us
Of the power of creation.
Scheme | AbccdDdeefagbheaicbADdedjkcddjAlmcgddndeecAdobcbcb |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (54%) Etheree (42%) |
Metre | 1 011100010 11 011 11 01 10100100 110 0010 0111 111 1010010 01001 11010 1110 11 11010 010 110110 1 01 111010 10 1101 01 01 001 10010 11110100 01 1 01 1110 001 00100 10101 010110100 01 010 1010 10110 10 1 1011 0010 101000010 110110 11010 011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 830 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 50 |
Lines Amount | 50 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 639 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 140 |
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