Analysis of A Daughters Prayer



On a cold winter night, I said good-bye
holding your hand, Praying for your return
but a request the will never be heard.

Memories filled and laughter arose,
for I will remember you in that way forever
you've known me for what remained of your life
and now I have to remember you for the rest of mine.

The sound of your voice, ever so sweet and strong like thunder
your lingering smell will soon begin to fade
because on a cold winter night, to you I said good-bye

for the promise of reuniting comforts the pain
I prayed for you to stay, but yet you still slipped so far way
no longer will I find shelter from the storm in your arms
for on a cold winter night, to you I had to say good-bye


Scheme AXX XBXX BXA XXXA
Poetic Form
Metre 1011011111 1011101101 1001011011 100101001 1110101011010 1111101111 01111010110111 01111101101110 11001110111 01101101111111 101010101001 11111111111111 11011110101011 110110111111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 692
Words 142
Sentences 3
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 3, 4
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 135
Words per stanza (avg) 34

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Dedicated to my father who lost his life 12/14/18

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Written on November 17, 2022

Submitted by Kargueta32 on November 17, 2022

Modified by Kargueta32 on March 04, 2024

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