Analysis of A Past Life Beckons
A branch snaps in the forest of my mind
Whispers of a face long forgotten
The slow drip of a fading flame still near
Echoes batter an inner realm as I gasp.
As I champion the need to return once more
I fight the damning urge with hardened heart
Wind in face, earth take me down
Drowning desires wilt my resolve and overcome.
This sacred past soothes and corrodes my vessel
Embrace this gift that few understand
I take leave of you all but for a moment....
A lifetime once cherished to breathe again.
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110010111 101011010 0111010111 10101101111 111000110111 1101011101 1011111 100101101010 11011001110 01111101 11111111010 011101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 488 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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