Analysis of Breathe
I'm searching & I'm grasping for one last breathe
I just have to say, is it all worth it?
I know you see my story, & the pain is just real
Loving me so endless, on my bad days it's hard to feel
Must things be so cruel, yet so full of love
I'm trying to understand, simply rise above
Would have spoken sooner, but it seems kind of odd
Speaking to the wind, hoping that there is a God
Cast away these cares, please listen to this prayer
I'm tired of the struggle, seeing so unfair
I have to depend on you & no one else
Help save me from this pit I'm drowning in
I only want good health
I keep swimming to the top, but falling back again
A never ending story that's my life & I know its not the end
Scheme | X X A A B B C C D D X X X X X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101111 1111111111 111111001111 10111011111111 11111011111 11010110101 111010111111 101011011101 10111110111 110101010101 1110111111 1111111100 110111 1110101110101 0101010111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 701 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
I wrote this at time in my life when I felt I couldn't go on.
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