Analysis of I Saw a White Light



I saw a white light-when the crash happened-
the radio still echoing whispers
like a Person in my Head-
fighting for what’s right and what’s wrong-

The Voices suddenly stopped-
like someone clicked pause-
then everything went black-
it was darker than I’ve ever seen

Black like midnight- creeping all around me-
following me to every corner of this world
I tried to prepare myself for what was coming-
the cold already shivering down my back

Then I saw the light again- far way-
farther than I could ever reach
It lit up the area around me and I felt its warmth-
but then it disappeared-just as fast as it came.


Scheme XXXX XXAX XXXA XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110110 010110010 1010011 10101001 0101001 1111 11011 111011101 111101011 1001110010111 11101111110 01010100111 111010111 10111101 111010001101111 11101111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 624
Words 116
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 121
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

Its about a man who recently got in a car accident and what he's feeling as he sits in the car, brushing faces with death.

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Written on April 24, 2024

Submitted by miles.matt2003 on April 24, 2024

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Matthew Miles

Matthew Miles is a writer from Greenwood, Indiana. He loves to write fiction and fantasy because it helps the mind see what can’t be seen. Knowing there is a whole world to discover excites him and he loves to share his stories with other people. more…

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