Analysis of Farewell
So much for what was once was a life of joy
So much for waking with a smile to greet the sun
When rising now only sadness on my face
No sun arises from out in space
Where once a smile would greet the morn
Where once to the brim the cup of joy was filled
Where once the day was full of laughter and play
Where once a bright future seemed my way
So many friends but only one true love
And life seemed blessed by the peace of the dove
A talent bold and of many ways
Would secure a future for many many days
No dream or thought of dreadful days
Ever appeared before my eyes
With vision clear I moved along
Adding verse after verse to my life’s song
And then one day without my knowing
It seems my world crashed without a warning
The dove had flown away for good
And left me lifeless as a statue of wood
A heart now bleeding day after day
As joy and peace and happiness all fade away
A soul that cries out for restful bliss
A mind scarred by life’s cruel twists
Farewell to times of fun and joy
They’re faded memories of the past
Farewell to mornings of bright sunshine
Only gloom and cloudy skies are mine
Farewell to friends so close and true
It seems I can’t remember you
Farewell to you sweet world I loved
You’ve left me long ago
Farewell, farewell, my end I know!
Scheme | AXBB XXCC DDEE EXFF GGHH CCXX AXII JJXK K |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110111 111101011101 11011010111 110101101 11011101 11101011111 11011111001 110110111 1101110111 0111101101 010101101 101010110101 11111101 10010111 11011101 1011011111 011101110 1111101010 01110111 0111010111 011101101 110101001101 011111101 01111101 1111101 110100101 1110111 101010111 1111101 11110101 1111111 111101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,308 |
Words | 286 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
A life’s journey, from promise to despair.
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