Analysis of In Memory of Kim Owens
Linda Parks Owens 1952 (Rockingham, NC) – 2012 (Rockingham, NC)
He suddenly awoke with a letter lying next to him.
It said, "I hate it, but I've got to go...with love Kim".
As he read her last words, the tears filled his eyes.
When she said "I love you" he knew it was not lies.
He searched til he found her, then fell to the floor.
He knew by her stillness that she would move no more.
She left letters saying, "Life is better since I have you."
Remembering all the past heartbreak, he knew that this was true.
With a breaking heart his hopes and dreams now shattered:
He cried out to God,
"What do I have left now that mattered?"
God replied, "You still have me and when no one else cares,
I hear each and every one of your sincere pleas and prayers.
The answers I give you are not always the ones that you seek.
But I know what lies ahead,
And I will supply your every need."
Scheme | AABBCCDDEFEGGHIJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110001101010111 111111111111 11101101111 111111111111 11111011101 111010111111 11101011101111 01001011111111 101011101110 11111 111111110 1011111011111 111010011101101 01011111101111 1111101 0110111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 616 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 162 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 09, 2023
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