Analysis of Back and Forth
Brian Z. Jackson 2006 (NJ)
OK, It’s tomorrow.
JUMP!
No Brian don't do it!
If you go I'm going with you
I can't live my life, this life without you
JUMP!
My brain is telling me to do it I can't think of anything else
I'm sorry to all of my friends
it is not your fault that this is happening to me
I love you all but this is just me
JUMP!
NO BRAIN I DON’T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU
I HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR I KNOW THAT ITS TRUE
I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY I'M NOT GOING THROUGH
JUMP!
I have what to live for if I go I'm throwing away so much potential
My life might suck, be terrible, and awful,
but pushing through this is something I have to do
You know that you want to; you have nothing to live for
I have something to live for
You have nothing to live for
I have so much to live for
BRIAN YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR
Just take one step away from the ledge
Just ease your finger on the trigger of death
Just try one more day it’ll look up my friend
You can crush these thoughts that are plaguing your mind
You don't have to listen it shows you are strong
JUMP!
DONT JUMP
JUMP!
DONT JUMP
JUMP!
I won't jump
I'll go till tomorrow and decide again then
Scheme | xAxbbAxxccAbbbAddb eeeeexxx xx AAAAAax |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (34%) |
Metre | 11101 1 110111 11111011 1111111011 1 1111011111111101 11011111 1111111110011 111111111 1 1111111011 111111111111 11111111101 1 1111111111100111010 11111100010 110111101111 1111111110111 1110111 1110111 1111111 101111111 111101101 11110101011 1111111111 11111111011 11111011111 1 11 1 11 1 111 1110101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,148 |
Words | 256 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 8, 2, 7 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 214 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
Font size:
Submitted by BrianZ.Jackson on December 12, 2023
Modified by BrianZ.Jackson on March 20, 2024
- 1:19 min read
- 11 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Back and Forth" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/176006/back-and-forth>.
Discuss this Brian Z. Jackson poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In