Analysis of The Junctions of Life
I motor ahead
breaking records in the drive to accomplish
streaking past foe and friend
in my thirst to excel
all cylinders on max performance
i cannot be denied
until the moment
when it all stops
just like that
a junction in the middle of nowhere
the break in the midst of the relay race
how- why-
questions upon questions
the sudden awareness that
clarity is no more
left adrift
like hanging from a mountain top
no rules or compass
just sink, swim or drift
danger abounds
does time stop
or do I find that entry
to the next dimension
and the growth beyond my dreams
Scheme | XXXX XXXX AXX XXAX BCXB XCXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001 10010011010 101101 011101 110011010 110101 01010 1111 111 010001011 010011011 11 100110 0100101 100111 101 11010101 11110 11111 1001 111 1111110 101010 0010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 581 |
Words | 120 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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