Analysis of Alive
Pushed. Awakened to another day.
Shock. Pain in places you can't miss.
Stubborn. Refuse to kneel before time.
Accepting. Head down working through.
Bored. Losing sight of passion.
Hungry. For some purpose.
Needing. Intimate connections.
Peaceful. Lacking all want.
Dreaming. A future that isn't.
Remembering. A past that wasn't.
Lamenting. Things that aren't.
Living. Here and now.
You. Questions on your face.
Me. Seeking answers always.
All. Part of everything.
Alive...
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX AAAX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010101 11010111 100111011 01011101 1101110 101110 10100010 101011 10010110 010001110 0101110 10101 110111 110101 11110 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 457 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 31 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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