Analysis of BREAK THE CHAIN
If you are on your second or
Third DUI.
If you have been to rehab more
Then one time.
Are you fucked up on drugs
Of all kinds?
The chemicals raging in your
Mind.
There are greater forces
At play.
There is a softer, better
Way.
The hustle keeps you on
The street.
You have a hard time making
Ends meet.
Your money goes to drugs,
Can't pay your bills.
You can get out,
Your fate Is not sealed.
Clear your head,
No stinking thinking.
It is like quicksand,
Keeps you sinking.
Your thoughts are a mess,
Your heart enslaved.
It is not an easy road;
But, you can be saved.
You dig deep back to your
Youth.
You and the past must make
A truce.
You and your monkey come
Face to face.
You can remember how addiction
Taste.
You can opt for change or,
Remain the same.
You can ride it out or,
Break the chain.
Scheme | AXAX BXAX XCXC XDED BXXX XEXE XFXF AXXX XXXX AXAX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Quatrain (40%) Etheree (28%) |
Metre | 11111101 1111 11111001 111 111111 111 01001001 1 111010 11 1101010 1 010111 01 1101110 11 110111 1111 1111 11111 111 11010 1111 1110 11101 1101 1111101 11111 111111 1 100111 01 101101 111 110101010 1 111111 0101 111111 101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 903 |
Words | 209 |
Sentences | 21 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 61 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE WORLD OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION.
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by Turbo1904 on March 10, 2023
Modified on April 26, 2023
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