Analysis of Catch me before I fall
Catch me before I fall
As you too may miss the light
Before the shadow removes your memory of all that was
Catch me before I fall
So that the light remains a possibility
Before imagination is darkness
Catch me before I fall
Undiluted light rays can filter through
And light restores the images of our future
Catch me before I fall
So that I too can be part of the light
That becomes images of our memories
Catch me before I fall
19 July 2016
Onset of old age and loss of memory
| Scheme | AbxAcxAxxAbxA xc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 110111 1111101 01010111001111 110111 11010100100 010010110 110111 010111101 0101010011010 110111 1111111101 101100110100 110111 1 1111011100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
About this poem
Written in memory of my mom... Who died in 2012, she was 82
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Written on July 19, 2016
Submitted by Janettemarais on January 30, 2022
Modified on April 24, 2023
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