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.
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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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