Analysis of Snowden
Matthew Pears 1991 (-)
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 |
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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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