Analysis of THE BRAVEST STEP
one night from dreaming i awoke
and pondered 'til the dawn
pages read the night before
and road my life was on
a voice was softly calling
so familiar was its song
i listened carefully to hear
but quickly it was gone
a lover and a dreamer i
adore the tales of old
of travelers and warriors
and kings and queens and gold
for passion love and glory
and adventure i would roam
yet fear of failure, loss and change
still chains me to my home
i've read of heroes strong and brave
who'd rather, in my book
regret the actions that they take
than those they never took
dare i step upon the road
and all i know forsake?
the first step is the bravest step
and hardest one to take.
in my heart the feeling grew
an idea in my mind
shall I leave my lover true
and former life behind?
feardom versus freedom
found a bloody war to wage
a rugged sail and hardened trail
or comforts of a cage.
my frail mind searched for courage
but my bold heart placed a bet
intrepid, brave and true you are
so live without regret!
whipped by winds of purpose
raged a furnace in my core
my hardest and my bravest step
was taken out the door.
from ocean depths to highest peaks
i search now for a view
of rushing rivers burning deserts
the feel of something new
my heros warm my lonely heart
I live now in their debt
but only things i've done or do
are things i may regret.
fatigue and age may slow my steps
i ever journey on
does my love dream of me still
the ages i've been gone?
though wind and rain, the rough terrain
and cold may leave me sore
my hardest and my bravest step
was taken out the door.
Scheme | xabc xxxa xdxd xexe xfgf xghg ijij xkxk xlxl xbHB xixi xlil xcxa xbHB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (79%) |
Metre | 11110101 010101 1010101 011111 0111010 1010111 11010011 110111 01000101 010111 11000100 010101 1101010 0010111 11110101 111111 11110101 110011 01010111 111101 1110101 011101 01110101 010111 0110101 1010011 1111101 010101 11010 1010111 01010101 110101 1111110 1111101 01010111 110101 111110 1010011 11001101 110101 11011101 111101 110101010 011101 11011101 111011 11011111 111101 01011111 110101 1111111 010111 11010101 011111 11001101 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,598 |
Words | 342 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 56 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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