Analysis of Gone Fishing in Heaven
Gone Fishing in Heaven
Ode to My Step father, Alton Roy Milton
You loved to fish, to pass the day,
Caught catfish, bass and sa-ca-lait.
Sittin’ on the bank thinking away,
Trying to find the words to say.
That was your off day,
Wanting God to give you pay.
And He did Today:
In Special Way.
In November, you graduated to the other Side.
Now you, in His presence abide.
Enjoy the boat ride.
No longer are you tired.
Still going fishing,
But catching not wishing
All an answer to your petition for remission
Noting missing
Finally Pops, You’ve Gone Fishing in Heaven!
Stephanie Pitre-Kirk AKA The Poet Pitre
| Scheme | AA BBBB BBBB CCCX DDADA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 110010 11111010110 11111101 1110111 11011001 10110111 11111 1011111 01101 0101 0010110010101 11011001 01011 1101110 11010 110110 1110110101010 1010 10011110010 1001011001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 614 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
This is a poem that I wrote after my stepfather passed to reflect on his life and what he loved to do. He had cancer but had a such a passion for life.
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