Analysis of Stay Alive



Eyes open, smile on
Heartbroken, carry on

Wishes whisper, drown that sound
Just another day, to be around

Stop that thought, no teardrops
Can't breathe, slow down the speed

Don't hide, just bide                           
The time for another day to            
Stay alive


Scheme AA BB XX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 10101 1010111 101011101 11111 111101 1111 01101011 101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 275
Words 46
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 46
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

This short poem is about a person's thoughts when drowning in grief, sorrow, loss

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Written on August 09, 2022

Submitted by ninersld on August 09, 2022

Modified by ninersld on November 10, 2023

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