Analysis of Final Fall



My heart sank and my eyes flooded.
The voice echoed in my ears:
I could hear his promises shatter.
I was told not to worry,
I was told to be strong.
How could I when my strength walked out from under me?
He helped me up the ladder
To the pedastal where I stood.
Then he took the parachute and jumped.
Leaving me to fall to the ground.
I slipped on the tears I wouldn't let come
And plummeted
My final fall.
He promised he'd catch me
He never did.


Scheme ABCDEDCFGHIJKDJ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (27%)
Metre 11101110 0110011 111110010 1111110 111111 111111111101 1111010 101111 11101001 10111101 1110111011 0100 1101 110111 1101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 432
Words 90
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 344
Words per stanza (avg) 90
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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