Analysis of Alive
I stand in the endless oblivion of an Appalachian forest
I wonder how long the trees have been alive and how long the rocks have rooted themselves in the ancient dirt
This tree is probably decades older than me
Wait, I'm alive
I awoke this morning
I opened my eyes and I breathed this morning
I raised out of bed and I walked this morning
My brain pondered worthless questions of what I was
going to eat this morning
I took a shower and prepared for the day this morning
I went into the woods this morning
I stood below a tree and questioned its age this morning
I thought about how old a rock was this morning
As I think of all this I realize something
I am alive this morning
Scheme | X X X X A A A XA A A A A A A |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001001001101010 11011011101011011100100101 111100011011 1101 101110 11011011110 11111011110 111010101111 1011110 11010001101110 110101110 11010101011110 110111011110 11111111010 1101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 691 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
About this poem
Something I wrote while on a walk in Appalachia
Font size:
Written on May 14, 2022
Submitted by Vie.Lewis on May 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 44 sec read
- 9 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Alive" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/127632/alive>.
Discuss this Vie Lewis 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