Analysis of Day of 9-1-1



We were unsuspecting
But we never could've known
What truly did happen
When those dangerous planes were flown

If I could turn back time
At least a day or two
I would call 9-1-1
and say "I need to talk to you."

"I have a feeling flight 11 will soon take a crash
and send the World Trade Centre with it
People will die in a flash."

"Please, PLEASE listen,
Don't open the Twin Towers,
The fire of death will burn those souls,
And stay lit for many hours."

"The towers are to crumble down,
if we can't stop that flight,
Those Hi-jackers,
Will make children cry through the night."

Children will be parentless,
thats the least that I can say.
Parents will be childless
because of that tragic day"

"And even though you think I'm joking,
The date of 9-1-1 is a very tragic day
If we could've only stopped them,
beside us those people could stay."

"If stop stop all flights today,
make sure no one is aboard,
We can save the Pentagon,
And the children, whos parents love they have stored."

But I can't turn back time,
Yes I know its true,
But if you've lost a loved one,
I will pray for you.


Scheme ABCB DEXE FXF CGXG XHGH GIXI AIXI IJXJ DECE
Poetic Form
Metre 10010 1110001 110110 11100101 111111 110111 111 01111111 11010111101 010111011 1011001 1110 1100110 010111111 01111010 01011101 111111 111 11101101 10111 1011111 101110 0111101 010111110 0111010101 11001011 01111011 1111101 1111101 111010 00101101111 111111 11111 1111011 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,049
Words 213
Sentences 8
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 35
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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