Analysis of Broken Fences
Lisa Campbell 1966 (Ohio)
If you’re lucky life is long
Time to learn and grow
Make mistakes
Right some wrongs
First loves, last words spoken
And all the in between
That’s what makes us or breaks us
Until what is left is shadows and memories
It's like digging out of a hole
Then stepping into the abyss
Hoping for a soft landing
It’s always hit or miss
Always chasing what is yet to be
What comes next is a mystery
It’s white lines with sharp edges
Hairpin turns and broken fences
Hard lessons are mixed blessings
If you can make it through the pain
Buckle up it could get rough
When you get knocked down
Just get up and do it again
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX XAXA BBCC XXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 11101 101 111 111110 010001 1111111 01111110100 11101101 11001001 1010110 11111 11011111 11110100 1111110 1101010 1101110 11111101 1011111 11111 11101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 622 |
| Words | 125 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
This poem is about the ups and downs of life.
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Written on August 30, 2022
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on August 30, 2022
Modified by lisacampbell29 on August 30, 2022
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