Analysis of Words to live by



Words to live By
A motto
A speech
A sentence
Together in one place
Forming a perfect union of imagery that is designed to create - A perfect sense of peace to the reader; a quiet place for the thinker
A vision of home that no one can break
Wisdom is to the scholar – just as eyes are windows to the infinite divine
Concepts of existence are stretched thin as a veil – not fit for human eyes
Speak to the speaker with an open heart rest your mind assured
Open ears and a closed heart will never endure
If I speak of the dark past, which voice will you hear first
If I speak of truth of life which tree will you bite from first
Take your lessons from the ones before you age and time are common bedfellows
Nature will watch the teacher and knowledge will be student
Listen to the night sky watch the stars bloom
Flowers, sand, beach, moonlight to dusk
Life has a way of always healing the soul – ashes to ashes, dust to dust


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLLMNOPQ
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 010 01 010 010011 100011011001101101001111101001011010 0101111111 10110101111101010001 101010111101111101 110101110111101 101001111001 1111011111111 11111111111111 111010101110111010 10110100101110 1010111011 1011111 110111100110110111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 942
Words 195
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 731
Words per stanza (avg) 182

About this poem

This is an existential poem that explores life, time, faith, and death

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Written on January 28, 2023

Submitted by TheTruestFlowerBlooms on January 30, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Iyabo Akinadewo

I am creative person that works in social sciences research, narrative medicine, and education. I have been writing poetry since I was 16 yrs old. My poems provide inspiration for daily life, and connect me to the reader in the vulnerable way. more…

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