Analysis of Journey
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
The open road stretches out ahead,
No fixed location to be sought or led,
I travel purposefully towards a dream,
An elusive destination, or so it seems.
The path may twist and turn and bend,
But onward I move, with each step I ascend,
To a place unknown, yet somehow known,
My journey takes me to parts yet unshown.
Through bustling cities and quaint towns,
Amidst nature's beauty, and expanse of grounds,
I move with conviction, with a heart full of hope,
Towards a destination that I must grope.
My feet may ache, my spirit may tire,
But I push on, for I have a desire,
To see what lies beyond the horizon,
And unlock the secrets of life in motion.
And as I travel, I come to see,
That the journey matters more to me,
Than the destination that I seek,
For in living, I find all that I need.
Scheme | AAXX BBCC XXDD EEFF GGXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 010110101 1101011111 11010000101 10100101111 01110101 11011111101 10101111 110111111 110010011 01101000111 111010101111 0100101111 1111110110 11111110010 1111010010 00101011010 011101111 101010111 10010111 1010111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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