Analysis of 9/11

Anthony Cochran 1982 (Chicago)



I looked out the window just in time to see it
I couldn't believe it was about to hit
My feet gave way from the massive collision
That was instantly followed by the fiery explosion
The fire quickly spread throughout the floor
And there was no escape from any door
Thick heavy smoke filled the air
So I busted out a window with an office chair
My life was not supposed to end this way
It was just a normal typical work day
I was soon faced with either burning alive
Or jumping to my death from floor 85
Then I felt the shaking as the tower started to fall
I guess God decided to make the call
I was gone before it finished it's tumble
And all that was left was a mass pile of rubble
I died on that horrific day in September
A day all of mankind will always remember
For I was just another innocent victim
By a cowardly act of terrorism


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFCGGHHIIJJ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111010101111 11001110111 11111010010 111001010100010 0101010101 0111011101 1101101 1110101011101 1111011111 11101010011 11111101001 11011111 11101010101011 111101101 11101110110 011111011110 111101010010 01111111010 111101010010 1010011100
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 836
Words 167
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 667
Words per stanza (avg) 166

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This poem was written for those we lost in 9/11 if maybe perceived by one of its many victims in the towers

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Submitted by anthonyc.11864 on August 13, 2023

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