Analysis of Race of Life



Life is like a race,
with its twists and turns.
You are expected to crash,
and you have to ask yourself,
"Will I keep racing, or will I leave?"

Life is like a race,
bringing sadness and disgrace.
Sometimes when you race,
you will ask yourself,
"Will I try my best, or give no effort?"

Life is like a race,
giving good and bad times.
You win some and lose some,
but you will ask yourself,
"Was it worth my time, or a waste?"

Life is like a race,
and one thing will always be true,
The race will always go on, with or without you.


Scheme Axxbx Aaabx Axxbx Acc
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 11101 1101011 0111101 111101111 11101 1010001 01111 11101 1111111110 11101 101011 111011 111101 11111101 11101 0111111 01111111011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 535
Words 129
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 27

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The poem, Race of Life compares life to a race and how it can be unexpected and hard.

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Submitted by CrazyFox8965 on November 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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