Analysis of Ukraine
Ukraine
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett
It is said and now I believe,
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
There is no end it seems
To the horrors and death from the scourge of war.
When the ambitions of men collide
With the conflicts in the tapestry of life,
The god of war reigns supreme
In the name of honor and glory and strife.
Peace everlasting it seems
Is but a dream.
War is the fate of man
“Peace in our time," a Siren song.
Just at our fingertips, time and again
Peace slips just out of reach of men.
From stumbles and paths they miss
Sleepwalking into the abyss.
Those never knowing war
Sleep in bliss, not seeing the tragic end.
Rulers and tsars playing a deadly game from afar,
But war’s suffering is an all-consuming fire.
Against evil, can peace prevail?
The past says not, lest evil spread.
The way out is to resist
Tyranny at its start.
Can peace be ours, even if briefly so?
Only if we strive again and again
To lessen the conflicts of men
And to reason with wisdom and skill with those of goodwill.
Seek peace, yet be prepared.
Pray your child is spared.
Keep hope in your heart.
Pray war shall end and peace shall start.
Scheme | AX XBCB XDED CEXX AFGG BXXX XXXH XAFX IIHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01 11101010 11101101 1001110111 111111 10100110111 100101101 10010010011 0111101 00111001001 101011 1101 110111 101010101 1110101001 11111111 1100111 1001001 110101 1011100101 1001100101101 1110011101010 01101101 01111101 0111101 100111 11110101101 1011101001 11000111 01101100111111 111101 11111 11011 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,159 |
Words | 247 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
The poem "Ukraine" reflects on the nature of war and the struggles humanity faces in achieving lasting peace. The poet acknowledges the tragic reality that only the dead have truly witnessed the end of war, implying that conflict seems to persist endlessly. The horrors and death resulting from war are presented as a relentless scourge, suggesting that it is an ongoing cycle of suffering. The poem questions whether peace can triumph against the backdrop of pervasive evil. The past is cited as a testament to the difficulty of containing evil, suggesting that resistance to tyranny from its inception is key. The sentiment of retaining hope even amid darkness is underscored, and the closing lines call for the cessation of war and the advent of lasting peace. more »
Written on 2022
Submitted by MaxwellBurchett on August 14, 2023
Modified by MaxwellBurchett on October 17, 2023
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