Analysis of Hey, Those Are MY Words!
I do not like when I happen to see
the same words appearing and
evidenced in my contemporaries'
works of intelligence –seemingly
symmetrical to mine.
There is this sense
of 'pirating of meanings' or, that
that which I opine
will get watered down- flat
in its leanings,
if it's not genuine.
At the least, I'm left conflicted.
Obviously I have no claim on
a shared linguist's lexicon
and I realize that what's depicted
is simply overlapping synchronicity
-not an infringement on my authenticity.
So it should be seen as something keen.
But it does so irk me (this peculiar bent)
when I find someone has tactfully
used a specific term exactly,
or just about how I had meant.
Perhaps it's a lack of conviction
as it bears on language acquisition.
I'm at a loss to find my compass
–when I've perceived a thought transposed
with rapier wit; a mind eviction!
Coincidence? –who knows?
In reality we are just brewing ideas congruently
and while I may struggle to fluently reconcile
what's been put to page,
there are no restrictions so -
our dictions should engage in freestyle.
Scheme | AXXABXCBCXD XEEXAAXFAAF DDXXDXGGXXG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111011 0110100 100010100 110100100 010011 1111 110011011 11101 111011 0110 111100 10111010 100011111 01110 011011010 11010000100 11010110100 111111101 11111110101 11111100 100101010 11011111 011011010 111110010 110111110 11010101 1100101010 010011 010111100101 011110110010 11111 1110101 10110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,077 |
Words | 200 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 11, 11 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 283 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
About this poem
I wonder if l'm the only one who experiences this....
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Hey, Those Are MY Words!" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/156031/hey%2C-those-are-my-words%21>.
Discuss this Jeffrey Powell poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In