Analysis of FINISHLINE
Abby Kesington 1979 (Lagos)
Finish line by Abby Kesington
Stop! Look at the skyline
And enjoy the sunshine
The clouds threatens to confine
And the rain forms a coastline
Yet the sun shines bright.
Stop! Look at the skyline
When life storms like a feline
Tearing down your baseline
leaving you without an anchor
Remember the sun still shines.
Stop! Look at the skyline
When friends go offline
And no help from the bloodline
Remember the sun still shines
Stop! Look at the skyline
When worry makes you lose your hairline
For fear of not meeting a deadline
Remember the sun still shines
Stop! Look at the skyline
When left at the battle line
With no clue or guidelines
Remember the sun still shines
Stop! Look up the skyline
And pray to see the fine lines
That it was all by design to bring you to the finish line.
Scheme | a Aaaax AaaxB AaaB AaaB AabB aba |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101 11101 00101 0110101 001101 10111 11101 111101 10111 10101110 0100111 11101 1111 011101 0100111 11101 11011111 11111001 0100111 11101 1110101 11111 0100111 11101 0111011 111110111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 798 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Written during the many struggles of life. I realized the challenge course was to bring me to the finish line!
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Written on March 03, 2022
Submitted by Abbykesington on March 15, 2022
Modified by Abbykesington on June 01, 2024
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