Analysis of Slow Down
This is your life.
Keep it level.
Do not sell it
to the devil.
Do not fret
and do not worry.
No need to spend
life in a hurry.
Take your time.
Enjoy the pace.
Be aware
of time and place.
Enjoy this moment.
Be alive right now,
not fretting ahead
asking why and how.
Yesterday’s gone
Tomorrow’s not here.
With old age creeping,
this moment is dear.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Tetractys (60%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1111 1110 1111 1010 111 01110 1111 10010 111 0101 101 1101 01110 10111 11001 10101 101 0111 11110 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 363 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 13 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
I don't even remember when I wrote this poem, but reviewing my book of poetry, decided I liked the poem's pace, rhyme, and message enough to share it. Though it says "slow down" it takes just a couple seconds to read, and I think that's fun.
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