Analysis of Live



Live even when you want to die,
When having strength to fight no longer
You gnash your teeth and want to cry
Because the pain is getting stronger.
When meaningless and silent strife
Has made your spirit deadly tired
And freedom from these chains of life,
Is very ardently desired.
When you cannot endure your pains,
Do not let death enmesh your body.
The blood is icy in its veins,
Its tongue transfixes everybody.
The eyes of death are blank and cold,
They tear to pieces and devour.
Its ruthless hands so strongly hold
The reins of such enormous power.
When seeking peace, on the deathbed
To fall asleep do not endeavor.
Be open-eyed and look ahead,
Face troubles boldly more than ever.
With time the pain will go away,
To heal all wounds the time is able.
But if you choose the death one day,
You will be eaten on its table.
And being breathless, deaf and blind
With ground your body will be covered.
Fight for the life, and to your mind
Its beauty will be once discovered.


Scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGBGBHBHBIJIJKDKD
Poetic Form
Metre 11011111 110111110 11110111 010111010 11000101 111101010 01011111 110100010 11100111 111101110 01110011 111100 01111101 111100010 11011101 011101010 1101101 110111010 11010101 110101110 11011101 111101110 11110111 111101110 01010101 111101110 11010111 110111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 976
Words 199
Sentences 12
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 28
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 773
Words per stanza (avg) 180
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Modified by D_Michael on January 22, 2024

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Michael Demian

Michael Demian is a poet, translator and teacher. He writes poems in English, Russian and French. In his works he pours out his heart, shares his inner feelings and thoughts. more…

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