Analysis of So Shall It Be



So Shall It Be

So many reasons why things are such
 Constant pains, the agony of defeat
 Yet I pick myself up from the waste lands
 Fighting harder and harder still

Each knock I take strengthens me to endure
 At the same time I am weakened
 Through reflection I cast away the nonsense
 Ultimately the inferno is further fueled

Like salt in a wound, the burning never ceases
 The wolves bite at my flesh
 Piece by piece I am torn apart and spit out
 No one feels the given hurt until it is received

I do not participate in such senseless games
 For my soul is divine, I am above these tragedies
 Will is my comfort, the will of greatness
 To spite my critics so the flames expand

Reaching the destined height, eternal fire
 So many reasons why things are such
 So shall it be from dawn till dusk...


Scheme x Axxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xAx
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 110101111 1010100101 111111011 10100101 1111101101 10111110 10101101010 1000001011010 110010101010 011111 11111101011 1110101011101 11101001101 11110111011100 1111001110 1111010101 10010101010 110101111 11111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 782
Words 149
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted by hitalot on June 26, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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