Analysis of The secret of surviving a blow
Just lay back
deep breathe
understand
accept
The world will be same
as it is. But I can choose
to change myself.
The secret of surviving a blow is to tell yourself,
"I will work upon myself."
| Scheme | XXXXXXA AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 11 01 01 01111 1111111 111 01010100111101 111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 195 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
This simple and short poem is about dealing with tough situations, setbacks and shocks in our life.
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Written on October 14, 2019
Submitted by ojasi369 on September 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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