Analysis of Paratroopers
The aircraft rumbled as the engines roared loud:
metallic stallions in the fleecy white clouds.
The rickety framework, squeaking and groaning,
as armored men sat, sweating and waiting.
Suddenly the ramp swung open,
as the jumpmaster rose and beckoned,
his grumbling men, all weary and spent,
to finally make their dreaded descent.
Rows of seatbelts came unbuckled,
one by one the troopers shuffled,
hoofing toward that windy gate,
where down below they'll their fate.
And as they leaped into the sky,
they felt as if they'd never die.
They gave no thought to their demise,
because they eyed a bigger prize.
Hello from the deep blue sky...
Scheme | A X B B X X C C A X D D E E F F E |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0110101011 01010001011 0100110010 1101110010 10001110 1011010 1100111001 1100111001 11111 11101010 1011101 1101111 01110101 11111101 11111101 01110101 0110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 662 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 30 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
A tribute to those who do what many people won't do: jump out of a perfectly functioning aircraft to an uncertain fate.
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Written on November 03, 2022
Submitted by JD.Mags on November 03, 2022
Modified on March 22, 2023
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