Analysis of Life after death



In the realm beyond our mortal sight,
Where darkness yields to eternal light,
A journey begins, unknown and vast,
Life after death, a chapter to be cast.

No more the flesh, the bones, the pain,
In this realm, no worldly chains.
The soul's release, like a soaring dove,
To explore the mysteries of realms above.

Is it a dream, a sweet reprieve,
Or a truth that we can scarcely believe?
In this afterlife, a new existence unfolds,
Where the story of the soul is retold.

The burdens of Earth, the sorrows and strife,
Shed like a cocoon, in the afterlife,
A world of wonder, where spirits soar,
Where love and peace reign forevermore.

Perhaps a reunion with loved ones gone,
A cosmic journey, a celestial dawn,
Life's questions answered, mysteries unfold,
In this realm where the soul's story is told.

Though death may seem a final parting breath,
Life after death, a dance with no death,
In realms unknown, the soul finds its way,
Eternal existence, beyond night and day.

So embrace the mystery, the unknown's embrace,
For in life after death, there's endless grace,
A timeless journey, where the soul takes flight,
To realms of wonder, in eternal light.

Written by: John Lasenberry


Scheme AABB XXCC DDXA EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKAA F
Poetic Form
Metre 0010110101 110110101 010010101 1101010111 11010101 0111101 010110101 10101001101 11010101 1011111001 01100101001 101010111 0101101001 110010010 011101101 110111 0100101111 0101000101 1101010001 0111011011 1111010101 110101111 010101111 01001001101 10101000101 1011011101 0101010111 1111000101 10111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,186
Words 239
Sentences 10
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 26

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Written on November 05, 2023

Submitted by johnlasenberry3 on November 13, 2023

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