Analysis of 14 Peaks
From the beginning
we shake hands with death
At first as a stranger
when caught in its net
And last as a friend
bearing gifts from beyond
A bridge for one crossing
past futures begone
While leaving behind
the measure of fate
Transcending tomorrow
we unlock its gate
What’s last becomes first
closing open interred
a singular journey
—not shaken but stirred
(Watching 14 Peaks: December, 2021)
| Scheme | AXBX XXAC XDXD XECE B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10010 11111 111010 11011 01101 101101 011110 1101 11001 01011 01001 10111 01011 10101 010010 11011 101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 408 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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