Analysis of Snowden



Deceit surrounds me as the fields pass,
a minor gradient to this early grass.
No wind, no snow, no rain or hail,
lies in my head confirm I cant fail.

But wait, what's this? I'm out of breath?
Its getting steeper, do i climb to death?
Three hours now and time had stopped,
as I push through the clouds where bird have flocked.

But wait, what's this? Do my eyes miss more?
Or does the path stretch back to shore?
A smile but quickly disbelief,
sorrow, regret, anger, and grief.
Ten minutes extra- I have failed my goal,
I have to be stronger- to run not crawl.

As I walk back down from heavens reach,
and contemplate while eating my Peach,
I think of how I can improve my stride,
to conquer this mountain and win my pride.


Scheme AABB CCXX DDEEXX FFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 010111011 01010011101 11111111 101101111 11111111 1101011111 11010111 1111011111 111111111 11011111 0111001 10011001 1101011111 1111101111 111111101 01011011 1111110111 1101100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 706
Words 138
Sentences 12
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 6, 4
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 138
Words per stanza (avg) 35

About this poem

Snowden is the highest mountain in Wales and England. This poem is a climber's perspective of Snowden.

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Written on August 02, 2021

Submitted on August 02, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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