Analysis of The Tsunami

Klaire 1999 (Bonita)



I will always remember that fateful day
The day the tsunami came
It came flooding through our small town
And no one dared to look around
It came in fast, crashing through the city
Ruining homes, lives, what a pity
We fled the place as it came closer
There was some however, who were older
And got swept up by the violent waves
And drowned as no one was there who could save
We ran oh so fast, through the town
The waves were flooding in all around
There was no escape
Time was running late
I ran and tried to flee
But I started to think that there was no hope for me
I found a place to hide
Somewhere where the waves can’t bide
The waves were as high as the big blue sky
I couldn’t imagine how much people would die
Meanwhile, I’m the one that still survived
Still wondering if there’s anyone alive
I looked to see if there’s anyone around
But all I heard is the silence of sound
I wonder what caused the natural disaster
As my heart began to beat faster
Worried about what might come next
As I felt a sharp pain in my chest
I’m sick and tired of all that has happened here
It is something that I’ve always feared
That a tsunami might come and flood this town
While millions upon millions are ceased to drown
Turns out my prediction was right
Now I am worried for my life


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Poetic Form
Metre 1110101101 0100101 111011011 01111101 1101101010 100111010 110111110 111101010 0111101001 0111111111 11111101 010100101 11101 11101 110111 1110111111111 110111 110111 0101110111 11010111011 11011101 1100111001 1111111001 1111101011 110110100010 111011110 10011111 111011011 110101111101 11101111 10010110111 11001101111 11101011 11110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,255
Words 250
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 34
Lines Amount 34
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 1,009
Words per stanza (avg) 250
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Submitted by alwayshavehope on August 25, 2021

Modified by alwayshavehope on August 25, 2021

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