Analysis of Turtle
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
A turtle inches its way
Across a lonely road,
Movements deliberate,
Purposeful.
As cars whiz by,
Barely acknowledging
Its existence,
It carries on,
Unfazed by the world's haste.
This turtle,
An allegory for the human spirit,
Resilient and determined
Despite adversity.
Invisible battles fought daily,
Waged within,
Struggles known only
To the individual soul.
We all have this warrior
Within us,
Steadfast in our pursuit
Of a meaningful life.
In the face of hardship,
We surge forward,
Undaunted by the obstacles
That lie ahead.
But often,
The world overlooks our battles,
Focused on the flashy triumphs,
Swift victories.
The quiet resolve
Goes unnoticed,
Yet it remains,
Unyielding and unbroken.
Remember the turtle on the road,
Humble,
Yet embodying
The undying spirit.
It carries the weight
Of struggle,
While the world hurries past,
Ignorant.
In each of us,
This quiet strength resides,
Determined to forge a path,
Never faltering.
Celebrate this fighting spirit within,
Honoring the turtle's journey,
Unspoken
But profound.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101011 010101 100100 100 1111 100100 1010 1101 011011 110 1100101010 0100010 010100 010010110 101 10110 1001001 1111100 011 101001 101001 001110 1110 01010100 1101 110 01101010 10101010 1100 01001 1010 1101 0100010 010010101 10 10100 001010 11001 110 101101 100 0111 110101 0101101 10100 101101001 10001010 010 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,060 |
Words | 214 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 49 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
Recently, I pulled my car over to the side to help a turtle cross to the other side of the road safely. From that this poem was inspired.
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