Analysis of AGAIN



Again, I realize the path before me is wrong;
I have missed my way and light.
Again the sun heats me from behind,
causing a shadow of darkness to stain my sight.
I have lost rhythm of my voice and song
to the off-beat of mind and heart again.
Again, I am discouraged by what I feel
when I hear and taste fate's bitterness and disdain.
Again, I am happy about the sad tears
that have escaped the imprisonment of my eyes.
And again, I will seek for comfort and find it
where there was nothing short of lies.
I won't give up easily
but I won't persevere further.
Again, success would be mine
and failure would stray farther.


Scheme ABCBADEFGHIHJKLK
Poetic Form
Metre 011100101111 1111101 010111101 10011101111 1111011101 1011110101 01110101111 111011100001 01111001011 110100100111 001111110011 11110111 1111100 11100110 0101111 0101110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 622
Words 129
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 484
Words per stanza (avg) 119
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Submitted by robertreuben on July 17, 2023

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