Analysis of Focused on a better day



Why aren't I going outside today?
Sun is shining brightly on my floor
Winds have subsided considerably
Animals come running to my door

There's no phone calls to keep me in
I'd like to walk to my mail box to see
There should be some letters waiting
The problem is a big one for me

You see, I have picked up 'the bug'
It's no fun but I surely have it all
Sore throat, aching muscles, headache
Cough, uneasiness, eyes, you recall

I'll be good and take my medicine
Gargle salt water, drink juice and say
Like my mother often cheerfully advised,
"There surely will be another better day."

Thanks again to my dear mother I will
Remember her again and again as I stay
Until I feel better I'll do what I should
And
Focus on that coming better day!


Scheme ABCB XCXC XDXD XAXA XAXXA
Poetic Form
Metre 1101101101 111010111 1101001000 100110111 11111110 1111111111 11111010 010101111 11111101 1111110111 1110101 1100111 111011100 11101101 11101010001 11011010101 1011111011 010001001111 01111011111 0 101110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 719
Words 142
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on October 27, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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