Analysis of Born to Suffer



In shadows cast by fate's cruel hand,
Lived a soul whose life was a barren land.
Born to endure, to bear the weight,
Of sorrows deep, a relentless state.

Young and tender, her mother's light dimmed,
In the arms of kin, where cruelty skimmed.
Relatives unkind, a heart left scarred,
Yet she carried on, though life seemed hard.

Married young, her heart's tethered plight,
A union marred by shadows of night.
Fourteen souls she brought to the day,
Nurtured and cared in her gentle way.

But storms within walls, a tempest's rage,
A husband's wrath, a relentless cage.
Her spirit bruised, yet unbroken, strong,
She carried the pain, endured the wrong.

Eighty-seven years, a lifetime's strain,
Still, she perseveres through heartache's rain.
A portrait of strength, a tale untold,
A life of resilience, a heart of gold.

In corners of darkness, some hearts reside,
Enduring the pain, with wounds that hide.
Yet they rise each day, their strength renewed,
Born to suffer, yet their spirits exude.

So let us remember, these souls so brave,
Whose lives were shaped by hardship's wave.
May their stories inspire, their resilience shine,
In the face of adversity, their spirits align.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMNN
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 01111101 1011110101 11011101 110100101 101001011 001111101 100010111 111011111 10101101 01011111 11111101 100100101 11011011 010100101 010110101 110010101 10101011 11001111 010110101 01101000111 0101101101 010011111 111111101 1110111001 1110101111 1101111 111001101001 0011010011001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,200
Words 229
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 131
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

This poem is about my grandma, life has been cruel to her, yet she's the kindest soul. Life is so unfair that there are souls that suffer from birth to end.

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Submitted by Liza.Njeri1 on August 25, 2023

Modified by Liza.Njeri1 on August 25, 2023

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