Analysis of Carry On



Carry on my child the morning has come
Another long night of feeling useless and dumb
You seek a purpose while nothing seems to be found
Sometimes the demons come to see you
And you doubtfully hang around
It’s a cycle and it’s hard to walk away
To silence the voice in your head
And the stupid things it has to say
Late at night as you lay in bed
The chains of the critical thinker take hold
The stories of past and your forefathers are told
Deep in the depths of the dark chambers of your soul
On outstanding tablets of pure gold is chiseled your role
My child, please do not fret and do not worry
For death is coming towards you and it is in a hurry


Scheme AABCBDEDEFFGGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101011 010111101001 110101101111 010101111 011101 10100111101 11001011 001011111 11111101 01101001011 01011011011 100110110111 1101011111011 11111101110 111100110110010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 658
Words 133
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 519
Words per stanza (avg) 130
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Submitted by ferdawsashrati on September 15, 2022

Modified on March 11, 2023

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