Analysis of Say no to war
Matt Starking 1987 (Africa)
say no
say no to war
how pity it is
to see young children
innocent children
crying for their dead mother and father
for religious and political
falsehood causing disaster
the poor always has to fight
in other to see the sunlight
but the optimum principle
is to do right
for life has turn to war
know that guns are sore
and words are pure
for that am sure
but who cares
love they abhor
materialism they adore
prevention they say
is better than cure
so say no
say no to war
like told before
a godly tree provides a good shelter
and it fruits satisfies hunger
why not live in peace and harmony
so that we all will be
free and happy
| Scheme | aBxccded ffef bbggxbb xgaBb ddhhh |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 1111 11011 11110 10010 1011110010 101000100 110010 011111 0101101 10100100 1111 111111 11111 0111 1111 111 1101 01000101 01011 11011 111 1111 1101 0101010110 0111010 111010100 111111 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 636 |
| Words | 131 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 7, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 29 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Russian and Ukrainian war, may 2022
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Written on May 07, 2022
Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on July 20, 2022
Modified by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on July 21, 2022
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