Analysis of Life's Undertakings
Teresa Whitney 1951 (Tacoma)
Life has been an undertaking,
One that is truly mine,
Given unto me as a gift,
Blessed I have been in time,
Time is of the essence,
So I have been told,
It matter's not to me,
That I am growing old,
My body, and mind has changed,
As it is suppose to,
Strengthening me ever after,
My gift in life is you,
Traveling through this life,
Mysteries came my way,
Opening my eye's and heart,
On such a lovely day,
I have always searched for truth,
The goal's I have dreamed of,
When you came into my life,
You gifted me with your love,
Life has been an undertaking,
And time has been of the essence,
Searching I am for truth,
As I send to you this kiss.
Scheme | Axxx bcxc xdxd efxf gheh Abgx |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 1111100 111101 10101101 111101 111010 11111 110111 111101 1100111 111011 10011010 110111 100111 100111 1001101 110101 111111 011111 1110111 1101111 1111100 01111010 101111 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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