Analysis of Awake
As my eyes peeled open
Out of a deep sleep
I saw her standing there...
In a world where nothing seems to fit
Her face lit me up like a thousand torches
Wild horses for a beating heart
And right from the start
I know that this is meant to be
She's a part of me and I of her
And all the earth stands still
As I rise to my feet and see my scar
I recognize that we are one
An eternal bond
A three strand cord
Never to be broken
Not by height, nor depth
Nor death, nor hate
'Cause what the Lord has brought together
Not a damned thing can seperate it
It is His alone to give and His to take...
As the moon reflects the sun
Long after the end of the day
By the light of your face
The darkness disappears
I AM AWAKE.
Scheme | AXX BXC CXD XXA XXAXX DBE AXXX E |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (28%) |
Metre | 111110 11011 110101 001110111 01111101010 11010101 01101 11111111 101110110 010111 1111110111 1101111 10101 0111 101110 11111 1111 110111010 1011111 11101110111 1010101 11001101 101111 01001 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on August 11, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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