Analysis of The Journey
The journey
The train picks me up at the station
And steams full ahead on the journey I’ll travel
The seats are mostly all vacant
As I sit back and wait for life to unravel
My parents sit close and give comfort
As we enter tunnels, turning day into night
Then they disembark from their journey
Left alone ’cept the warmth of their love and their light
The train often stops, more people board
My family, loved ones, my children, my friends
The seats ebb and flow with people I know
Some journey’s starting, whilst some journeys end
All on this train will alight at some time
It’s important we all make the most of our ride
For me, it’s been a wonderful voyage
Thanks to my family and friends by my side
The train’s now arrived at my station
On the platform I watch it pull slowly away
I glance through the windows at those I have loved
Blurred faces of those who I’ll miss every day.
I thank you for sharing my journey
The good times, the bad times, the dark and the light
And although I have left, don’t feel bereft.
I’m still with you, I’m just out of sight
Scheme | ABCDCEFAFGHIJKLMLBNONAFPF |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 010 011111010 011011010110 01110110 111101111010 110110110 111010101011 110011110 101101111011 011011101 11001111011 0110111011 1101011101 1111101111 1010111011101 1111010010 11110001111 011011110 10111111001 11101011111 110111111001 111110110 01101101001 011111101 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,082 |
Words | 205 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 834 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 206 |
About this poem
A funeral poem for a friend
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Written on May 07, 2022
Submitted by misterdo on May 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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