Analysis of A New Dawn
The old book says its darkest before Dawn.
The early Dawn was bright,
clear, and of cleaver good cheer.
A bright star burst forth
and encompassed all.
Its luminous light blazed bright.
Dazzling all who were near.
The brilliant light was not right,
obscuring The Rising Dawn.
A storm hid within, powerful and blusterous.
Gale winds howled, breaking upon The Dawn
and her young rays.
Darkness crept ever black,
clouding The Dawn.
Darkest it was, gloom did not lack.
Wearied and weak,
The Dawn sank low.
Low but not set, breath she drew
and voice she found.
The Dawn would not be drowned.
Firm upon her ground,
her brilliance would not be bound.
A New Dawn the world has found!
Scheme | ABCDEBCBAFAFGAGHIJKKKKK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111110011 010111 1011011 01111 00101 1100111 1001101 0101111 0100101 0110110001 111100101 0011 101101 1001 10111111 1001 0111 1111111 0111 011111 10101 0101111 0110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 687 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 530 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 120 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem to honor my sister-in-law for her courage and strength to leave an abusive marriage.
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