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
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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Submitted by J_Lachance on June 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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