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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