Analysis of Inquiry



Why so many questions?
Where have all the answers gone?
I've noticed there are more problems every day,
But have the solutions all run away?

Why have you imposed all of these on me?
Why do these things exist?
Do they only leave people empty,
Or are they meant to lead to something that is whole?
Why all these interrogations?
Why all these unclear assumptions?
Why all these questions If no one has the answers?

Why have you grown quiet?
Have you nothing more to ask?
Why do I return your questions with questions?
Is it because I have no answers?
Well, I'm answering with questions
So that can't be it, right?
Is it not logical?
Could it be that we answer ourselves everyday
But have yet to notice the answers to a question
Are in the question?
Why must we eat?
Is it because we're hungry?
Why must we breathe?
Is it because we must live?
Why must we sleep?
Is it because we need rest?
Why must we speak?
Is it because we need to ask ourselves
A million questions everyday?
Of course.


Scheme AXBB CXCXAAD XXADAXXBEEXCXXXXXXBX
Poetic Form
Metre 111010 1110101 110111101001 1100101101 1110111111 111101 111011010 111111110111 1110010 11101010 111101111010 111110 1110111 11101110110 110111110 11100110 111111 111100 1111110001101 1111100101010 10010 1111 1101110 1111 1101111 1111 1101111 1111 11011111001 01010101 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 955
Words 185
Sentences 25
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 20
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 256
Words per stanza (avg) 62
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Submitted on January 30, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Brandon Recio

I get my inspiration randomly. There are literally one million things, if not more, that can create a spark in the back of my mind. When this happens I can write pretty much about anything, happy or sad. more…

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