Analysis of LOW
mad hippie poet 1974 (new jersey)
Head hung down low, fist hung up high, fighting to survive since the day I was born. I guess I live and learn with the bridges I burn and see the dreams through the smoke I leave behind. They can make my body, but they can not take my mind or what is left of mine to keep, and I sleep at night knowing I continuing to fight the good fight.
I want to scream as I gather up their stones to build my castle as I know I stand in the shadow of cold, all with the wind against my back, all alone, and my head is hung down low, and my fist hung up high. I will get out of this place alive.
I am giving it my best; I am getting no rest. This is my life; I am the last one standing. This is no longer a test. The snakes are hanging over my head, and soon, the bastards will find themselves dead.
I'm shining my light down the tunnel with my head down low, following the glow and the rhythm sink or swim. I'm going to win because that's what I'm living.
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Metre | 11111111101011011111111011010110101101110111111011111111111111101111101010011011 11111110111111101111100111110101111010111111011111111111101 11101111110111111110111011110010111010110101011011 11011101011111100010010111110110111110 |
Characters | 946 |
Words | 203 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 180 |
Words per line (avg) | 49 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 180 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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