Analysis of Twenty One and Counting



It’s been twenty one years since that dark day,
A day where hatred won in life’s eternal play.
I still mourn all those that died that terrible day,
And when I’m alone and darkness looms I still cry as I recall that day.

God looked away and evil rose to conquer,
Satan in the swirls of smoke smiling all the way.
Each year I try moving forward as so much time has passed,
Yet memories, pain and endless tears have trapped me in that past.

Each year the bell tolls for every name, let not one single name be missed,
Because family members young and old have members that they miss.
I remember it like yesterday the sky so blue and clear,
People stared in disbelief as two planes brought hell to bear.

But now the anger has lost its hold yet the sorrow and tears remain,
When i look back on this tragic day all i feel is pain.
As I search for relief to ease my pain I look to heaven above,
But how can I expect any relief at all, from a god that I still blame.


Scheme AAAA XABB XXXX CCXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 1110111111 011101010101 111111111001 01101010111111111 11010101110 100011110101 11111010111111 110010101111011 110111100111110111 0110010101110111 10101110011101 1010011111111 11010111110100101 11111110111111 11110111111111001 1111011001111011111
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 977
Words 208
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 47
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 187
Words per stanza (avg) 48

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It’s been 21 years since the towers fell and yet the pain and sorrow still persists

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by walt.benson5 on October 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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