Analysis of Rugged Terrain
Mountains high dot the landscape of earth,
with imposing power, strength and mysticism;
Their wills are safely guarded by the stars,
which glow among their lofty peaks with wisdom.
I've climbed above to view those ancient rocks,
ascending through the sky like winged angels;
Each desginating moments of historical worth,
intended to reveal the voices under nature's spell.
The steady hills are moist and lush as silver,
with grassy patches cut along the paths;
Of galloping horses that took to wander,
but fell and died within the hillside's wrath.
As in life itself one must be painfully cautious,
of dangers which may disrupt our hopeful dreams;
When we set out to conquer or to master,
the rough terrain of buried stones within our schemes.
Somehow we learn about the inveitable suffering,
of yearning for perfection that won't present;
Answers to each earthly problem in our midst;
for such miracles lie solely under heaven's tent.
Scheme | ABXB XXAX CXCX XDCD XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) |
Metre | 10110111 10101010100 1111010101 11011101110 1101111101 0101011110 1110101001 01010101010101 01011101110 1101010101 11001011110 110101011 1010111110010 110110110101 11111101110 0101110101101 1110101100 11010101110 101110100101 11100110010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 916 |
Words | 154 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 151 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on July 01, 2016
Modified on March 20, 2023
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