Analysis of The Discreet Tongue: A Sonnet on the Importance of Reticence in Times of Ire
In times of ire, when passions run so high,
And anger clouds thy judgment, hold thy tongue,
For in the heat of rage, words may fly,
That bring regret, before the day is done.
With fervor burning, thoughts can skew and bend,
And lead to utterances that cause remorse,
In retrospect, when anger's fervor wends,
And leaves the mind to count its heavy costs.
So take a step back, and find calm within,
Before thou speak or act in haste and ire,
Embrace equanimity, and let it spin
A web of peace, that will thy mind inspire.
So when the fervor of thy ire is hot,
Be silent, lest thou say what thou hast not.
| Scheme | AXAX XXXX BCBC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111110111 0101110111 100111111 1101010111 1101011101 01110001101 01011101 0101111101 1101101101 0111110101 0101000111 0111111101 1101011111 1101111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 606 |
| Words | 130 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
About this poem
this sonnet serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of allowing anger to control our actions and words, and the importance of remaining level-headed and composed in difficult situations.
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Written on January 15, 2023
Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on January 15, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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