Analysis of LIFE



LIFE is a journey, and everyone's a pilgrim;
men and women alike with no exceptions.
you have died already if you play a victim,
if you live and have no good intentions.

Always have it at the back of mind,
that there's a purpose for which you've been made.
so live to leave something behind,
that your gifts are used right, and your existence never to fade.

LIFE is a school, everyone a scholar;
experiences teach you, whether good or bad.
the earth is for lectures and God is the Master,
to be taught, regard yourself as though you were a lad.

There are ups and downs in life;
sometimes you win, other times you learn.
with everyone you meet do not have a strife,
but let your communication be what uplifts men.

LIFE is a marketplace, everyone a merchant,
we buy and sell with each day passing.
to buy is to learn, to sell is to be relevant,
and at the end, it's wealth we're all amassing.

Dying doesn't mean that you're gone,
except if your talents remain untapped.
for to be useful were we all born,
and in each other's lives to make an impact.

OF a truth, life is like a stage,
where every one of us is just an actor.
let there be more goods than wrongs in your page,
let your actions be well pleasing, even to your ancestors.

REAL KINGS don't die, they multiply;
with inventions, creations, and marrying of wives.
men always like to soar high,
but nothing is won if it doesn't aim at changing lives.
when you're dead, you're not if you know,
so better be careful with your lifestyle.
as you invest in humans, so also do you sow,
so let your investment be goodness in a pile.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HIHI XXXX JEJX KXKXXLXL
Poetic Form
Metre 11010010010 10100111010 111010111010 1110111010 11110111 1101011111 11111001 111111010101011 110110010 010001110111 011110011010 1110101111001 1110101 011110111 1101111101 11100101111 1101010010 110111110 1111111111100 01011111010 10101111 0111100101 111100111 00110111101 10111101 110011111110 1111111011 11101110101110 1111110 1010010010011 111111 11011111011101 11111111 110110111 1101010110111 111010110001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,586
Words 340
Sentences 18
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 152
Words per stanza (avg) 37

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Leaving Impact For Eternity

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Written on April 12, 2023

Submitted by iamfemiwhite on April 12, 2023

Modified on April 12, 2023

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