Analysis of Terminal
Kelly Richmond 1980 (California)
I carry my head high,
Not many know,,
I mask the pain with smiles,
All to see them grow.
I've sought out help,
Tried only to fail.
But still I'm here,
Strong, I appear, but inside, frail.
Invincible to my babies,
There will be no backslide.
I push myself above and beyond,
I will always have my pride.
I find a way,
I push through it all,
Exhausted as I am,
I will NOT fall.
Tell me no,
There is no cure,
I'll raise a finger,
YOU know not what I can endure.
My love for them,
There's nothing greater,
I'll tear down Valhalla,
To make their world better.
Make no mistake,
You broke that dream.
But I'll come back stronger.
Just wait and see.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD AEFE XFXF XXFX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (86%) |
Metre | 110111 1101 110111 11111 1111 11011 1111 11011011 01001110 11111 11101001 111111 1101 11111 010111 1111 111 1111 11010 11111101 1111 11010 11110 111110 1101 1111 111110 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 22, 2021
Modified on March 19, 2023
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