Analysis of Chasing Dreams and Fading Stars



I am a traveler in this life,
Drifting through days and nights,
Chasing dreams and fading stars,
Hoping to find my place, my bars.

The world is vast, and I am small,
Yet I have a voice, a story to tell,
Of love and loss, joy and pain,
Of all that makes life worth the strain.

I've walked on mountains, sailed on seas,
I've danced in rain, and felt the breeze,
I've seen the wonders of this land,
And held the touch of a lover's hand.

But there's more to life than just the thrill,
For every joy, there's a sorrow still,
And every dream, a fear to face,
And every victory, a new race.

So, I'll keep on traveling, day by day,
Taking life as it comes my way,
Embracing all that's good and bad,
For this is the journey I have had.


Scheme XXAA XXBB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 110100011 101101 1010101 10111111 01110111 1110101011 1101101 11111101 11110111 11010101 11010111 010110101 111111101 1100110101 010010111 0100100011 1111100111 10111111 01011101 111010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 730
Words 167
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Written on March 09, 2023

Submitted by Auliq-Ice on April 04, 2023

Modified on April 04, 2023

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