Analysis of When I Die



When I die
Take a moment to smile
Laugh
Or even cry
Brighten my day with obligatory stories
About our glory days
When we’d crush our opponent on the field
Then after the game
Speed away
The only things we needed were a full tank
Great tunes
And a sixer between our legs
Some of you may remember how I used to brag
That I was so clever
Taking any numbers the presenter fed into my membrane center
Processing them like a human calculator  
Boggling and dazzling any onlookers present
Maybe you wonder if I hold any resentment
Since I didn’t take the path of least resistance
I tried to coexist within a twisted system
Make my way without viciously winning
But I just became another statistic
Beaten down by the sadistic traditions of Satan’s assistants 
Now at least I’m at peace resting in pieces
Deceased but no longer diseased
Relieved and pleased that I had my chance to breathe
Before I leave
And Take the final eternal leap
Please keep in mind
Death is always creeping behind
The Reaper with a signed lease
Yearning to drag you to infernal sleep


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Poetic Form
Metre 111 101011 1 1101 10111010010 0110101 11110010101 11001 101 01011100011 11 001001101 111101011111 111110 10101001001011110 10011010100 1000100101010 1011011110010 11110111010 111010101010 1110110010 11101010010 1011001001011010 11111110010 01111001 01011111111 0111 010100101 1101 1111001 0101011 1011110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,055
Words 192
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 32
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 852
Words per stanza (avg) 192
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Submitted by mojomug on June 09, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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