Analysis of Chasing Light
Darling,
I know you are mad.
You have every right to be.
I know you are scared.
Why wouldn't you be?
I know you feel low, helpless, hopeless, and alone.
I know sometimes you feel tired, worn out and jaded - as if this life, is not your own.
And I know, you blame yourself.
But, this is not your fault.
You did the best you could.
No one ever taught you something different - no matter how much I wish they would.
You have done better than ever imagined.
You have overcome so much.
And you are so much stronger than you seem - and still have such a gentle touch.
Don't let the familiarity of your dark keep you from chasing your light.
Just because it is new, doesn't mean it isn't right.
Scheme | XXAXABB X XCC XDD E E |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10 11111 11100111 11111 11011 111111010001 110111101101011111111 0111101 111111 110111 11101110100110111111 11110110010 111011 011111011101110101 11001001111111011 1011111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 697 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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