Analysis of When Death Washes Over Us



When death washes over us, a tide so serene,
No longer will burdens or worries convene.
The laughter, the tears, all memories blend,
A tapestry woven, that finds its end.

The body, a vessel, released from its hold,
Like leaves on the wind, a story untold.
But the essence, the spirit, a luminous spark,
Returns to the starlight, a radiant ark.

No longer confined, by this world's earthly ties,
Ascending to realms, where forever resides.
Not an end, but a shift, a celestial dance,
When death washes over, a glorious trance.


Scheme AABB CCDD XXEE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 111010101101 11011011001 0100111001 0100101111 01001001111 1110101001 101001001001 0110101001 11001111101 01011101001 11110100101 11101001001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 526
Words 104
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 135
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on March 25, 2024

Submitted by ggolden9 on March 25, 2024

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