Analysis of Sons & Daughters
gods family is cursed
i’m afraid that it’s true
he sent his only son
to see his plan through
jesus cried in the garden
‘my sorrow is death’
he pleaded with his father
then he took his last breath
he asked that abraham
do the same to his son
isaac had the same fate
but was spared by the one
the trinity is real
that’s what they say
but did god feel the pain
or the price that was paid
when god was on the cross
did he think of his father
did the wood smell like home
was it even a bother
he’ll leave the ninety nine
to search for the one
then he’ll save the world
at the hands of his son
| Scheme | XABA BCDC XBXB XXXX XDXD XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
| Metre | 110011 101111 111101 11111 1010010 11011 1101110 111111 11110 101111 101011 111101 010011 1111 111101 101111 111101 1111110 101111 1110010 110101 11101 11101 101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 609 |
| Words | 132 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
This poem is about religious trauma and the tragic life that Jesus must have lived. It came about as I read Matthew 26:38 in which Jesus cries that his sorrow feels like death. It brought a lot of humanity to such a divine figure. As I reflected on my own experiences in the church, I found the common dysfunctional family that exists as a part of the congregation is rooted in God’s own relationship with his son.
Font size:
Written on December 14, 2023
Submitted by alyssajulesdee.persaud on December 14, 2023
- 39 sec read
- 0 Views
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Sons & Daughters" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/177895/sons-%26-daughters>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Alyssa Persaud 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