Analysis of Before Absolution (Jessie Dedication)
(Part 1)
And so I feel this pain in my chest
As she walks away, just like the rest
With one more Breath, I try to steady my heart
And pull it together, as it falls apart
Is this my fate, to face the pale night
Or is it my punishment, for failing to fight
Now kiss me goodnight, For this is my last
That I will ever see of you, for our moment has passed
In torment you left me, as we go through this life
I can try no more, I will have no wife
I hold my breath, as I try to die
Then comes an angel, so delicate, so shy
And she speaks to me, as I watch her lips
So pure, so loving, through my prison, it rips
What she says, isn't what I hear
It's the voice of my own heart, that whispers in my ear
Please try, try for love with this one
For surely an angel would cause me no further harm
(Jessie True Ending)
And so towards her beautiful light, I extend an arm
I pull away, before I get too close
what is that, I see running down her nose
the stain of a steady stream of tears,
that came from her amazing eyes
she is a wounded angel,
surely hurt by anothers lies
I dare not be selfish,
and ask her to trust me
what if I hurt, even though that I could never see
and so to my bosom, the thought of her I will clutch
until the day, it becomes too much
and on that day, I will get down on my knees
and pray to my angel, may I keep you...
please...
please...
I love you
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 011111011 111011101 11111111011 01101011101 111111011 111110011011 111111111 111101111101011 01111111111 1111111111 111111111 11110110011 0111111101 11110111011 11110111 1011111110011 11111111 1101101111101 10110 01010100110111 1101011111 1111110101 011010111 11100101 1101010 101111 111110 010111 1111101111101 0111100110111 010110111 01111111111 0111101111 1 1 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,326 |
Words | 290 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 37 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,028 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 290 |
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Submitted on August 19, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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