Analysis of Failing
I'm digging my own grave
With my bare hands
My life I'm trying to save
But I'm failed by my own unsolicited demands
Let this be my epitaph
Lest I ever lay in it
Joy and sorrow in harmony on pulse-graph
When my soul and body are no longer interknit
"Eureka" my soul will sound
In a new place far below
Beneath the earth's stretch of ground
Far from the sky's glow
My hands are sore and battered
In my heart the devil preys
Dreams and hope are shuttered
By my dissolute ways
My life I have to rekindle
With success maybe I will rest
I shall not be feeble
Til I reach my level best
| Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGHGHIJIJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme |
| Metre | 110111 1111 1111011 111111010001 111110 1110101 10100100111 11101011101 0101111 0011101 0101111 11011 1111010 0110101 101110 1111 11111010 10110111 111110 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 582 |
| Words | 120 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 455 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 116 |
About this poem
Just a piece on my confusion and trying to get a grip on life , when I feel on the downward.
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Written on April 29, 2024
Submitted by Thecouncil on April 29, 2024
Modified by Thecouncil on April 29, 2024
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