Analysis of A lifetime of war, from the innocence lost



I stand in silence and try to find,
my soul's calmness and peace at mind.

This war I fight I pray I fare,
for within it's path is pain and dispair.

I pull from deap within my soul,
the strength I need to find control.

I feel like a ship lost at sea,
with the waves of life crashing down upon me.

I fight and I beg for my life line,
but the storm battles on within my mind.

I wait for the day and hope at best,
for the day this burden is lifted from my chest.

I wear this scar, but no one can see,
for the wound is deep from within me.

For now I keep on the path to find,
my souls calmness and peace at mind.


Scheme AA BB CC DD XA EE DD AA
Poetic Form
Metre 110100111 11100111 11111111 1011111001 11110111 01111101 11101111 10111101011 110111111 1011010111 111010111 101110110111 111111111 101111011 111110111 11100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 592
Words 131
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 57
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 22, 2023

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