Analysis of On a Precipice



On a precipice
The edge
Abyss below
Cautious walk on path
Conscious of life and death
Separated by one last breath
So we make our way
Knowing full well
That what comes next
It is the uncertainty
Feelings, dreamlike
Not blind to ourselves
If you dig too deep into the soul
The dangerous, honest truth will soon come out
And more


Scheme ABCDEEFGHIJKLMN
Poetic Form Tetractys  (47%)
Metre 10100 01 0101 10111 101101 1001111 111101 1011 1111 1100100 101 111001 111110101 01001011111 01
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 327
Words 61
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 265
Words per stanza (avg) 61
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Submitted by arthurweil on December 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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