Analysis of Future
Destiny and freewill
Can never coexist
This may sound obvious
But now here comes the twist
The masses lumber on
Wondering what's in store
Yet these pointless questions
Confuse them ever more
Whoever taught these children
To bow to the sun and stars
Cheated them of freedom
Shuttered futures behind bars
For a moment imagine a time
Where the cogs and wheels have ceased
No more to grind the minds of men
Instead we are released
A time when free-will reigns
And we all receive a voice
A chance to see our labours
Become a better choice
We won't undo the damage
Instead we'll forge ahead
To benefit each other
And share the world instead
Scheme | XABA XCXC XDXD XEXE XFBF XGXG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 10001 11001 111100 111101 010101 100101 111010 011101 0101110 1110101 101110 1010011 101001001 1010111 11110111 011101 011111 0110101 0111101 010101 1101010 011101 1100110 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
A work collaborated on by my wife and I. I can imagine it will be the kind that you either agree with or not. In any case, I'd love to hear your views.
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