Analysis of Hold on



When the pain hits
and grief kicks in.
Breathe deeply and hold on.

When your world looks so different
to the one you remember
and you fear all will be lost.

Breathe deeply and hold on.

When you are short to get angry with
those that love you
or tears come too quickly
and you don’t understand why.

Breathe deeply and hold on.

When you wake in the morning
but don't really feel awake,
however hard you try
you just can’t seem to
fake a smile today.

Breathe deeply and hold on.

When you feel frustrated,
as you want to do so much,
but all you can do is
sit
 and
   wait.

Breathe deeply and hold on.

Breathe deeply,
Hold onto you.

Together we've got this.
Breathe deeply
and hold on.


Scheme xxA xxx A xbcd A xxdbx A xxxxxx A Cb xCa
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (23%)
Metre 1011 0110 110011 11111100 1011010 0111111 110011 111111101 1111 111110 011011 110011 1110010 1110101 10111 11111 10101 110011 11110 1111111 111111 1 0 1 110011 110 1101 010111 110 011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 667
Words 131
Sentences 13
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1, 2, 3
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 12
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Submitted on February 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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