Analysis of When Death Washes Over Us
When death washes over us, a tide so serene,
No longer will burdens or worries convene.
The laughter, the tears, all memories blend,
A tapestry woven, that finds its end.
The body, a vessel, released from its hold,
Like leaves on the wind, a story untold.
But the essence, the spirit, a luminous spark,
Returns to the starlight, a radiant ark.
No longer confined, by this world's earthly ties,
Ascending to realms, where forever resides.
Not an end, but a shift, a celestial dance,
When death washes over, a glorious trance.
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 111010101101 11011011001 0100111001 0100101111 01001001111 1110101001 101001001001 0110101001 11001111101 01011101001 11110100101 11101001001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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