Analysis of Ode to Homeless
Where do the homeless go when there's no home to
go to?
Where do they eat? Where do they sleep?
Where do they rest their weary feet?
Once the world was at their bidding. Now Fate scoffs. It was only kidding.
They live in tents below a highway overpass.
They are the unseen, unheard underclass.
Look about you. They're all around you.
Just open your eyes and you'll see them.
Be grateful, my friends. But for the grace of God, you
could be them.
Scheme | AAXX X BBAC AC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111111 11 11111111 11111101 10111110111111010 1101010110 110010110 101111011 110110111 110111101111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 450 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 11 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
Homelessness is such a big problem today. I see it every day. It's a shameful commentary on our so-called advanced society.
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Written on June 05, 2022
Submitted by baruch.4 on June 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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