Analysis of Phoenix
Samantha K Ballew 1991 (North Carolina)
Broken pieces turn to ash
and from that ash, I rise
completely reborn.
Scars turn to badges of honor.
As enemy voices are silenced,
my sure steps ring victory.
I walk through the wasteland,
following the flames of other
lost souls.
We come together,
stronger than we ever were,
and light this wasteland.
We will be the beacon
In the darkness that
terrorizes the lost.
| Scheme | XXX AXX BAX AAB XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
| Metre | 1010111 011111 01011 11110110 110010110 1111100 11101 10001110 11 11010 1011100 0111 111010 00101 10001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
I wrote this after having a huge breakthrough with dealing with the trauma I went through and how I am no longer alone in my journey of healing.
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Written on December 12, 2021
Submitted by samib.23437 on January 15, 2022
Modified on May 01, 2023
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