Analysis of Toy Soldiers

Ronald Bunch 1982 (Grand Rapids)



I see it!
I see rays pickled
In a pumpkin.
I see a melody that
Dances forth.
I see army men
Jump out:
Small green heroes
Who come out
Of the orange head,
Two-by-two.
Some climb with
A ladder, some
Down a rope.
Some hammer on
Through with a
Pickax.
Pow!
Some place explosives
On the outside.
Boom!
Some stab through
With a shovel.
Ram!
All-in-all they
Escape and are
Free. I watch in
Awe as all I
Could do was see.

A lot of fun
I had with
This poem,
It was like a
Bee buzzing
Around me.
The army men
Jumped in glee,
And I let them
Go free.
From toy soldiers
To me,
This army was gone
I did see.


Scheme XXAXXBCDCXEFGXXHDXXXXEXXXXAXI XFGHXIBIXIXIXI
Poetic Form
Metre 111 11110 0010 1101001 101 11101 11 1110 111 10101 111 111 0101 101 1101 110 1 1 11010 1011 1 111 1010 1 1011 0101 1110 1111 1111 0111 111 110 1110 110 011 0101 101 0111 11 1110 11 11011 111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 594
Words 143
Sentences 16
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 29, 14
Lines Amount 43
Letters per line (avg) 10
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 223
Words per stanza (avg) 62

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Submitted by RonaldBunch on August 22, 2023

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Ronald Bunch

Ronald Bunch is a dedicated and passionate writer with a deep love for the art of poetry, science fiction, and fantasy. He’s committed to his Catholic faith and his work. Ronald's interests span a wide range, including writing, reading, social media, weight lifting, and riding an exercise bike. He’s on a journey to become a published author. He's writing a new book, he will seek an agent and traditional publication for it. He did volunteer work at Kids Food Basket, and Habitat for Humanity. He loves pizza and cats. His upbringing in Catholic schools and his birthplace in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, in 1982, have also shaped who he is today. more…

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