Analysis of Leap of Faith
Holly Flame Maxey 1976 (baltimore)
Burning desire leads me to new roads
That I never even knew existed
I dream all day and every night
For this fire to be put out
Just long enough so i can remember
To catch my breath
I dance, I sing, I laugh
Yet, it is not complete
Without the presence of you
My Beloved
I can only be truly euphoric
When I can look into your eyes
I can only be existentially calm
When I can feel your warm embrace
The life is shallow and empty
Every day I wait for you
Wait...I should say
Every day I wait for me
To express, to tell you
The depth of my desire, my love
My hope for our future
| Scheme | XXXXAX XXBX XXXX CBXC BXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001011111 1110101010 111101001 11101111 1101111010 1111 111111 111101 0101011 101 1110110010 11110111 1110111 11111101 01110010 10011111 111 10011111 101111 011101011 1111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 564 |
| Words | 121 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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