Analysis of Famous last words
This sweet cesspool called life
Leaves many soulless
Broken inside
With the mantra
"Better to burn out than fade away".
People plot and plod
Until age makes one succumb
Often still in denial, even surprised by
The inevitable, preordained pact
To which we are all contracted.
Born to die
Yet we are told to
Bear the agony
So let’s have no sadness - no furrowed brow
There’s nothing new in dying now.
The good news is
We are about to make our greatest adventure yet
Into joy, unutterable bliss, or oblivion
He's down for the count
Not getting up.
Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow!
| Scheme | XXXXX XXAXX AXXBB XXXXX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 11010 1001 1010 101111101 10101 0111101 101001010011 001000011 11111100 111 11111 10100 1111101101 11010101 0111 11011110100101 0111110100 11101 1101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 578 |
| Words | 115 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
This poem is drawn from the last words of the rich and famous who have passed on, emphasizing the futility of life.
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Written on February 14, 2023
Submitted by sandra.mobbs on February 13, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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