Analysis of Ups and Downs



The roller coaster ride of life
creates joy as well as strife.
With the warmth and joy in day's light,
there's also fear in the black of night.
We face many pitfalls along the way;
trials and tribulations here to stay.
We try our best to follow the right path,
ever mindful of the horned man's wrath.
When all around us seems most chaotic,
we ponder the elements most diabolic.
Too often the one who rings our bell,
is the spirit of evil, ruler of Hell.
Get up! Up from off the ground!
Celebrate God with a clear resound.
Replace the enticements of deviltry,
with the power of healing revelry.
He is the one to guide our way,
those who veer from Him will pay.


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHCC
Poetic Form
Metre 01010111 0111111 10101011 110100111 111010101 100010111 11101110011 101010111 1101111010 110010011 1100111101 10101101011 1111101 1011011 1001011 1010110100 110111101 1111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 642
Words 125
Sentences 11
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 513
Words per stanza (avg) 125
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Submitted on September 30, 2009

Modified on April 18, 2023

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