Analysis of The Fallen
How fragile is a single life the brave so freely give?
Bound for immortality, their souls will surely live.
Death don’t be proud. For what you took, they freely gave away.
The quest for freedom far outweighs the fear that you convey.
They stood among the heroes who stayed vigil day and night.
They often skipped a meal or two, but never missed a fight.
They’re brave young men and women whose fighting days are done.
Say a special prayer at night for each and every one.
They were always “at the ready” to answer duty’s call.
But when they stand within harm’s way, the valiant sometimes fall.
Rest assured that you will find throughout the coming years.
These fallen warriors will return in the hearts of all their peers.
Never should a day go by that we can’t hear the sound
of the taps they play for soldiers who had valor so profound.
If we forget their sacrifice, their deaths would be in vain.
Let’s stand beside their loved ones as we sing their last refrain:
You’ve come upon our heaven’s gate.
You surely won’t have long to wait.
The saints will take good care of you.
But there is still a lot to do.
You’ve joined the ranks of everyone
Who fought so freedom could be won.
Although your work on earth is done,
Your work in heaven has just begun.
Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDEE FFGG HHIICCCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101011101 110100111101 11111111110101 0111011011101 11010101110101 11010111110101 1111010110111 10101111101001 101101011011 11110111010011 1011111010101 1101001010011111 1010111111101 101111101110101 1101110111101 11011111111101 110110101 11011111 01111111 11110111 1101110 11110111 1111111 110101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,378 |
Words | 260 |
Sentences | 22 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 196 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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As we had just commemorated another Memorial Day, I would be remiss if not to honor those who had made the ultimate sacrifice...
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