Analysis of Journey To The Light
I didn’t exist, but now I do.
A shot in the dark made me appear.
I was nothing but grew into something.
I am safe here, I am happy.
I have a good supply of food and water.
Here I grew into a complete person,
but my time here is short.
I must begin my journey.
I will take this journey head on
and hope that things work out.
I must navigate through
a long narrow tunnel.
At the end of the tunnel,
I see a light.
I head for that light,
hoping for a better life.
Then I am there.
It is cold.
A gentle hand
sharply slaps my butt.
It brings tears to my eyes.
Then I am warm again.
My tears fade away.
In the arms of my mother,
I am her new little baby.
Scheme | ABCDEFGDHIAJJKKLMNOPQRSED |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (36%) |
Metre | 11011111 010011101 1110110110 11111110 11010111010 1110100110 111111 1101110 11111011 011111 11101 011010 1011010 1101 11111 1010101 1111 111 0101 10111 111111 111101 11101 0011110 11011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 625 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 485 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 138 |
About this poem
More Free Verse. I need to think up a few more of these or do I? Are they good enough for me to continue writing them?
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