Analysis of Innocence
Looking into his wide eyes,
oceans of sorrow and
innocent wonder,
trying to make sense of a chaotic life.
In the hollow of his eyes
loss of life and spark
a mother sadly wonders
where's the love of my life?
It's a cold night in the shelter
a small room with curtains divided,
hunger and anger clasping hands
strangle the bud straining to open.
Gently, she rocks him, breathing
life into his thin form
warming him till he glows
with hope and serenity.
She'll hold him till he understands.
| Scheme | AXBC AXXC BXDX XXXX D |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001111 101100 10010 10111100101 0010111 11101 0101010 101111 10110010 011110010 1001011 100110110 1011110 101111 101111 1100100 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 491 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem while watching TV as Russia invaded Ukraine and mothers and children were in shelters.
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Written on March 15, 2022
Submitted by hanan_w on November 27, 2022
Modified on March 11, 2023
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