Analysis of The Journey
Where do I go from here?
Touch the sand~.
Smell the air?
Cannot look back
Only for a moment~
For when I do~ the fear begins to pull me
Look ahead? The road seems so exciting~
But if I run~ I am afraid I will fall
And hopelessness will catch me
It is safe right here~ I will stay
But only for a moment
I will sit~ and maybe pick a flower
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| Scheme | X X X X A B X X B X A X BX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 101 101 1011 101010 11110101111 1010111010 11111101111 0100111 11111111 1101010 1110101010 1 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 517 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 20 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
It speaks what you choose to hear. I hope it brings hope.
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Written on May 19, 1993
Submitted by Caliconine on October 19, 2023
Modified by Caliconine on October 19, 2023
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