Analysis of The Path
Melissa R. Meeks 1978 (Florida)
I saw the path,
The path I saw was clear,
I had everything planned perfect,
For all of us my dear.
The path looked smooth and sunny,
Not a dark cloud in the sky,
I was so excited for the journey,
I let all my worries pass on by.
Yet now my worries claim me,
All day and now all night long,
I am ravished with every passing minute,
That the path I chose was wrong.
My worries will not claim me,
My doubts are not my strength,
I will continue on my journey,
I will thrive it's entire length.
Stand in judgement if you must,
For I do not fear to say,
If this path is truly not for me,
I will always find another way.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC BDXD BEBE XFBF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1101 011111 1110101 111111 0111010 1011001 1110101010 111110111 1111011 1101111 11111001010 1011111 1101111 111111 110101110 11110101 1010111 1111111 111110111 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on January 05, 2023
Submitted by melissa.meeks2121 on January 05, 2023
Modified by melissa.meeks2121 on January 09, 2023
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