Analysis of Empathy Unexpected (for homeless ones)
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Why am I in their corner?
Homeless people, hoboes
Tent City folk.
City must recover the land.
Many see shiftlessness
Police passing by.
Barber Collins on hire
Water, warmth, waste?
But I have met some
They are sincere
And problems not far fetched.
Mortgages pressing in.
Simple turn of the screw.
Mental faculties tested.
Now, presto, homeless.
Coins tossed in their box.
Grocery cart stuffed
A CITY coming to be.
Mourning dove overhead.
Could it have been me?
They desire place, peace, purpose.
City has chances here
To honour and help.
Common folk as well
Must not forget the
Who need more
Than some gymnasium floor.
And Mother in tears.
| Scheme | A B X X B X A X X X X X X X C X X D X D C X X X X E E X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110110 101010 1101 10101001 1011 01101 1010110 1011 11111 1101 010111 100100 101101 1010010 1110 11011 10011 0101011 101101 11111 10101110 101101 1101 10111 11010 111 1101001 01001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 873 |
| Words | 195 |
| Sentences | 30 |
| Stanzas | 28 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 28 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 18 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Written on January 09, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 09, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 09, 2023
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