Analysis of NEGATIVE PAST, POSITIVE FUTURE
DAVID A STANSFIELD 1968 (Liverpool)
I will soon say goodbye to 2018,
And finally step out of the dark.
I'm getting ready to welcome 2019,
And my journey of which I'll embark.
It is now time to reinvent my life,
Have friends who are real, not fake.
Surround myself in only the positive,
And negativity I will no longer take.
I won't allow myself to be walked over,
Or be taken for a fool.
I'm going to free my soul into the light,
And let it shine like a precious jewel.
No longer in my life will I just look,
From now on, I will actually see.
And even though I am making these changes,
On the inside, I will still be me.
I want to truly make a name for myself,
With my poetry and graphic design.
I want to see my work being sold in shops,
And be proud knowing that it's mine.
I want my poetry to be my legacy,
Which in the scheme of things, may seem small.
May they fill people's hearts with happiness,
And be an inspiration to all.
Goodbye to the freeloaders and the selfish,
There's nothing more I am willing to give,
And goodbye to just existing,
It's now time for me to live.
So when midnight arrives on New Year's Eve,
And this year has finally gone.
I will put into affect my new regime,
And say to the world, "Bring it on"!
Scheme | XAXA XBCB XXXX XDXD XEXE DFXF XCXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (63%) |
Metre | 111111 010011101 11010110 011011101 1111100111 1111111 0110100100 00100111101 1101111110 1110101 11011110101 0111101010 1100111111 111111001 01011110110 100111111 1111010111 1110001001 11111110101 01110111 111100111100 100111111 1111011100 01101011 110100010 1101111011 0111010 1111111 111011111 01111001 11101011101 01101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,202 |
Words | 276 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on December 27, 2018
Submitted by DGSULACO on November 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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