Analysis of Our Truth



The undeniable Truth.
We all die on Journeys,
not yet completed.
One last unseen sunset,
a smile from a loved one's lips.
A touch from a small hand.
A tear shed for a friend.
As the spade and dirt pay tribute,
they cover our regrets.
The Journey completed.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (30%)
Metre 001001 111110 11010 11011 0110111 011011 011101 10101110 1101001 010010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 248
Words 48
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 198
Words per stanza (avg) 48
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Submitted by JGisoCPA on March 10, 2015

Modified by JGisoCPA on August 16, 2019

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