Analysis of A Poet With A Pistol

Robert T. Davenport 1979 (Newark, New Jersey)



A Poet With A Pistol
By Robert T. Davenport

In the realm of words, where poets dwell,
There lived a soul, with stories to tell.
But this poet, unlike the rest,
Carried a pistol, close to his chest.

With ink as his weapon, he crafted his verse,
But the pistol, a symbol, a poetic curse.
For his words were sharp, like bullets they flew,
Piercing hearts, revealing truths anew.

He wrote of love, with passion and fire,
But also of pain, of heartache and desire.
His verses, like bullets, struck deep in the soul,
Unveiling emotions, making hearts whole.

With each line he penned, he aimed to ignite,
A revolution of thoughts, a poetic fight.
His pistol, a symbol of his inner strife,
A reminder that words can take a life.

But this poet, with a pistol, sought not to harm,
Rather, to awaken, to provoke and disarm.
He aimed to challenge, to question the norm,
To ignite a fire, a poetic storm.

For his pistol was not meant for violence or war,
But to break down barriers, to open new doors.
To challenge the powerful, to give voice to the weak,
To inspire change, to make the world speak.

So this poet, with a pistol, walked a fine line,
Harnessing the power of words, both gentle and unkind.
He knew the weight of his responsibility,
To use his gift wisely, with humility.

For in his hands, the pistol became a tool,
To shape the world, to make hearts rule.
With each poem he wrote, he aimed to inspire,
To ignite a spark, to set souls on fire.

So let us remember, as we wield our pens,
The power we hold, to shape the world's lens.
For like the poet with a pistol, we too can ignite,
A revolution of words, a poetic fight.


Scheme XX AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ XXKK XXLL MMXE NNGG
Poetic Form
Metre 0101010 110110 001111101 110111011 11100101 100101111 11111011011 101001000101 1110111011 101010101 1111110010 11011110010 11011011001 0100101011 1111111101 00101100101 11001011101 0010111101 111010101111 101010101001 1111011001 10101000101 1110111110011 111110011011 1100100111101 101111011 111010101011 10001011110001 11011100100 11111010100 10110100101 11011111 11101111101 10101111110 111010111101 0101111011 11010101011101 00101100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,631
Words 348
Sentences 19
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 38
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 124
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on September 11, 2023

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