Analysis of The Median
“As the 2nd plane hit, I fell to my knees,
And prayed for my life, “God help me please.”
The other started screaming as they ran out the door,
I wished that these terrorists didn’t exist any more.
The things that I saw will linger forever,
The horrific memories will leave me: never.
My co-worker grabbed me and pulled me along
We ran for the stairwell within the throng.
The hallway was smoky and hard to see
Thankfully Ryan held on to me.
We journeyed downward from floor 65
The multitudes of people buzzed like a beehive.
Onward we traveled- on our hopeful quest
If we didn’t make it, we had tried our best.
Downward and downward as the minutes flew
I hoped that my kids had heard a final ‘I love you’.
In vain we gave effort to find the end
The end of the journey: to let the world mend.
I heard a snap as the building buckled and fell
“Goodbye to the world: I wish thee well.”
I said a final prayer for those who got out
Even for the people who brought on this terror stricken bout.
I started to fall and knew it must end’
And asked myself why my life was condemned.
I had done nothing to cause this horrific act
I was serenely innocent, let that be a fact.
“And so,” Justin said as he awoke from his trance.
“We all now realize life is a game of chance.
Peace to the lost and the ones left
Especially to you: Margaret Zeleft.”
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEBX FFGG HHIIJJ HXKK LLXF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011111111 011111111 0101010111101 1111100101101 01111110010 001010011110 11101101101 111010101 011100111 100101111 1101011 0101101101 10110110101 11111111101 1001010101 1111111010111 0111101101 01101011011 110110101001 11011111 11010111111 101010111110101 1101101111 011111101 111101110101 11010010011101 011011101111 11110110111 11010011 010111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,331 |
Words | 263 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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