Analysis of Holding the Sky
Monroe William Fannin, Jr 1956 (Portsmouth)
Holding the Sky
We are suffering;
Surrounded by a ring,
A ring of green-blue and black.
What a rainbow that is not worth
To see; what a ring; not worth
To wear, but a ring of joy and pain.
We are growing;
Reaching for something,
A something of realist-sincerity and honesty.
What a personality that is not true
To me; what a something; not true
To know, but a something of highs and lows.
We are weaker, yet we see.
We are weaken, yet we know.
We are one; Holding the sky!
Book published 2004,"Tell Me Something" by Monroe W. Fannin
| Scheme | A BBXCCX BBDEEX DXA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001 11100 010101 0111101 1011111 1110111 111011101 1110 10110 010110001000100 1001001111 11101011 1110101101 1110111 1110111 1111001 110111010110010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 537 |
| Words | 118 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
The poem published in 2004, is about hearing sadness around the world and making one weak in spirit, even with the creation of beauty. It's the unity of people that can solve anything.
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Written on April 11, 2024
Submitted on April 11, 2024
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