Analysis of Trying to Cheat Death
Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)
To the young and daring
trying to beat destiny
and cheat fate
being reckless and daring
is a stage in life for some
in that i can relate
In the balance of life
Between love and hate
though
even heroes can only laugh
In the face of death
Until they run out
of breath
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| Scheme | A XB A XB CB XXD XD C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010 1011100 011 1010010 1010111 011101 001011 01101 1 10101101 00111 01111 11 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 303 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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