Analysis of Waka
We move forward but can look back,
Remember times when under attack,
Aotearoa-Landof the Long White cloud,
European and Maori with both races proud.
The frightening experience of warrior canoes,
Three or more and fierce looking crews,
Another invasion from across the sea,
Enough to unnerve both you and me.
It seems historic those generations of old,
Even the stories how often they're told,
Sailing up the harbour just after dawn,
There was no respite for tired bodies worn.
Those seeking power and desire to rule,
Mixed with bravado and the half drunken fool,
Only a minority that upset a tribe,
Or some scandalising to tempt or bribe.
Waters are calmer most anxiety behind,
Faded into antiquity what was formerly defined,
We're more civilised it's harmony we seek,
Kiwi's are New Zealanders one language we speak.
This poem symbolises the present and past,
Reflects on the future all that we ask,
Men and women of every race and creed,
Let's pull together that is our need.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG HHII XXJ J |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101111 010111001 110111 01001011101 01000100110001 11101101 01001010101 011011101 11010101011 1001011011 1010101101 11110110101 11010001011 11010001101 100010010101 1111111 101101010001 100101001110001 111110011 101110011011 110101001 0110101111 10101100101 1101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 958 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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