Analysis of The Cycle That Divides



As long as you hate,
There will be people to hate.
And so the wheel will turn,
The jagged edges
Rotating upon atrocities.
What good does it serve,
The venomous division?

Don't ask the sky for answers,
That's a waste of time.
Wars do not create bridges.
They simply breed despair,
And plant and sow
A field of bitter souls,
Longing for comfort.


Scheme AAXBXXX XXBXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 1111011 010111 0110 10010100 11111 0100010 1101110 10111 1110110 110101 0101 011101 10110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 349
Words 76
Sentences 6
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 7
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Written on July 01, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on July 01, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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