Analysis of It's A Curse



The worship of needs,
And wants,
And desires,
And ignorance,
Greed,
Is what I disdain.
From preachers
And writers
They fall in It's trap,
Unknowingly
Causing people pain,
Leading astray
Those who know the way.

It's a curse
That has ravaged mankind,
A never-ending horror
Of pain,
And dispare,
And terror.
A source
Of many wrongs
That we find,
The cause
Of countless mistakes
That remain.
We're all so blinded.


Scheme XXAXXBAAXXBCC XDEBCEXXDXXBX
Poetic Form
Metre 01011 01 0010 0100 1 11101 110 010 11011 0100 10101 1001 11101 101 111011 0101010 11 01 010 01 1101 111 01 11001 101 11110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 420
Words 96
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 13, 13
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 160
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Written on June 08, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 08, 2023

Modified by JoeStrickland on June 08, 2023

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I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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