Analysis of Rope of Life
If life were a rope
I am hanging on by a thread
We know that life is fragile
In so many ways to count
Our life is just a breath away
Take in account we live among
SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE
Calculate the ways we could
Be snuffed out in a blink of an eye
Traffic jams,airplane flights,common colds
Gone mutating into who knows what
Yet the tread I hold is strong enough
To bind me to those who love me
And gives me hope that my thread
Is one of those twisted together
To make that rope
| Scheme | ABCDEFCGHIJKLBMA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 11101101 1111110 0110111 101110101 10011101 101010 100111 111001111 10111 110001111 101111101 11111111 0111111 111110010 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 464 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 380 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Font size:
Submitted on September 26, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 29 sec read
- 6 Views
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Rope of Life" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/83229/rope-of-life>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this DAVID MACON poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In