Analysis of Uncertain

Uncertain 1945 (Ruston, Louisiana)



There was a light that grew so bright
and lightly touched my face.
It opened up another path
that led me from this place.

Into the forest, thick and dark,
I ran at a furious pace,
and never stopped to consider the source,
that drove me to this place.

I looked around, but nary a sound,
not even a familiar face.
For the solid ground from which I bound,
left me in a curious state.


Scheme XAXA XAXA BABX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11011111 010111 11010101 111111 01010101 11101001 0101101001 111111 110111001 11000101 101011111 11001001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 370
Words 75
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted by ottoburst on August 09, 2021

Modified on March 07, 2023

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