Analysis of Once I'm a Goner
Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Once i'm a goner
i can ponder
no longer;
Or is that just a trendy ideal?
Maybe it's pointless
to try to enjoy this
perpending the choices;
Though troves it can reveal.
It is quite hectic
to keep it protected
should You elect it;
As expiring is real.
With fetters shaken
You can awaken
with no thought taken
and live for what You can feel.
So don't waste what
You've gotten a taste of
lest it get erased plumb
-for that's not included with the meal.
| Scheme | AAAB XXXB XXXB CCCB XXXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 11010 1110 110 111101001 10110 111011 1010 111101 11110 111010 11011 101011 11010 11010 11110 0111111 1111 110011 111011 111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 452 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Reaching one's potential -or surpassing it- is possible despite our lives having a time limit. All the more reason to live in the now. I think the things in life we discover–such as our preferences, proclivities, interests, etc. should be valued while we're here (as 'troves they can reveal' about ourselves) and are what can make life meaningful.
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