Analysis of The Decision
When I was young I looked at life differently
Through a small lens of scope
Now that I'm old let the truth be told...
A lie is still a lie and the truth a truth
Made a choice to turn to a power
That's much greater then myself
Some put that book right back on the shelf
As a child I looked up at the clouds
Making beautiful pictures of the vast formations
As the many years would pass
I had every reason in which to grasp
Life's greatest mysteries to impart
There's a line being drawn in the sand
Hopefully someday all will understand
Shadows block the memory from my mind
One word in the dark has come to light
Never relent to ever give up on the fight.
Scheme | XX XX XA AX XX XX BB XC C |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111100 101111 111110111 01110100101 101111010 111011 111111101 101111101 1010010101010 1010111 11100100111 110100101 101101001 10011101 110100111 110011111 100111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 59 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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