Analysis of Release The Doves
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Everywhere it's heard,
There is a need for peace.
And tired of the fighting wars,
Wanted to cease.
Yet on the increase seen is division.
Between all races taught this to teach.
Because of skin colors,
And religious beliefs.
But...
Where are the doves?
Release is needed more doves.
A whole lotta doves.
People need to have more love,
For doves.
Pigeons around everywhere to see.
All kinds of birds flying high freely.
Even eagles and vultures given labels of this.
And that.
One that represents strength,
And the other flies the sky known to attack.
Descending down to snack off flesh,
From neck to back.
But...
Where are the doves?
People are in need to see doves.
To remind them of love.
People should see a lotta doves.
To remind them of what love was!
We, the people, are in need to see,
These days especially.
More love.
And a whole lotta doves.
To remind us what love was.
Doves.
The symbol of love.
We need more love.
A whole lotta love.
And doves!
To remind us of what love was.
Release the doves.
A symbol of love.
What has happened to doves?
To remind us of what love was!
We need a whole lotta love.
We need a whole lotta love.
What more needed could be love.
To remind us of what love was.
Release the doves.
The only symbol of what love was!
Release the doves.
Release those doves.
The only symbol of what love was.
Release the doves.
Everybody is in need of hugs!
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 110111 01010101 1011 1100111010 011101111 011110 001001 1 1101 0111011 01101 1011111 11 10011011 111110110 1010010101011 01 11011 00101011101 01011111 1111 1 1101 10101111 101111 10110101 10111111 101010111 11010 11 001101 1011111 1 01011 1111 01101 01 10111111 0101 01011 111011 10111111 1101101 1101101 1110111 10111111 0101 010101111 0101 0111 010101111 0101 10010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,384 |
Words | 318 |
Sentences | 47 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6, 8, 6, 7, 4, 10, 5 |
Lines Amount | 54 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 132 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Written on November 15, 2023
Submitted by lpahtillah on November 15, 2023
Modified by lpahtillah on November 15, 2023
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