Analysis of The steps

Hailey Silva 1993 (Sheridan, Wyoming)



As the sands of time slip through my fingers I find myself yearning for an adventure,
A magical mystery one has to make a journey to solve,
As each step brings me closer to an engery that is truly undeniable,
The Dread of unknowing pulls me back to a reality of false comforts,
Can I truly appreciate the desire to venture forth and capture the light?
How intriguing the thought of one to be utterly free,
Without boundaries,
Without fear,
Without inner doubt,
To be free to soar above the clouds that hold the dreams of so many,
To walk the steps towards complete peace,
With silence surrounding me on all sides,
Sweet smells of crisp petals still holding the morning dew,
I fearfully break these humanly chains,
With every step I gain clarity,
With every step I become the true me!


Scheme ABCDEFGHIFJKLMFF
Poetic Form
Metre 10111111101111011010 0100100111101011 111111011111100100 01101011110101110 11100100010110101001 10100111111001 01100 011 01101 11111010111011110 110101011 1100101111 1111101100101 11111001 1100111100 11001101011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 769
Words 142
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 626
Words per stanza (avg) 142
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Submitted by Haileysilva on January 22, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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