Analysis of American Soldier
Cody Hendrix 1983 (Texas)
The days are long and cold,
While the nights are even colder and seem to never end.
But yet if you look closely you will see,
that among all the terrain and debris you will find me.
I wait for the right moment, the right second at just the right time to strike.
The enemy struggles to defend themselves, but fail.
My grasp on their life is lethal and I will not back down.
I am trained to complete the task at hand.
When it is all said, done and the mission is complete,
I will come back home just to wait to go again.
The life I lead is the life that I am proud of.
I do this not only for my family, but families with loved ones like me can return home and be welcomed home with open arms, as well as our country safe.
I serve the people of the United States without complaint.
I will defend our constitution without making careless decisions.
When everything is said and done the Enemies of the United States Foreign and Domestic will know that I am an American Soldier.
Scheme | ABCCDEFGHIJKLMN |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011101 10111010011101 1111110111 10110010011111 111011001101101111 0100101010111 11111110011111 1111010111 1111110010101 111111111101 011110111111 11111011100110011111101101101110111110101 110101001010101 110110010011010010 11011010100100101100010111111010010 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 972 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 763 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 190 |
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Written on November 14, 2008
Submitted by unisolgr22 on August 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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