Analysis of The Finale
My life has been a culmination
Of light and dark
Of bitter sorrow and despair
Of love, laughter, and joy
And they have always been at odds
With one another
Like fire and snow
Air and ocean currents below
Muted, strong, the battle raged on
While I was in a cloak of mist
Staring into its depths
Where things weren't as they seemed
My heart was pierced and skewed
And my ambitions were cast in wayward wind
While I tossed about in heated fervor
For a justice that does not exist
For so long, I had lacked the courage
The courage to fight this foggy shroud
The courage to reach towards truth
The courage to fight for kindness
But now I have been shaken
By a lone flare that has illuminated my darkness
Pointing me in the right direction
Like a northern star
I am fixiated on it, I revolve around it
I ponder its meaning and its worth
While my gaze is lifted upward
And the heat within me rises
I remember who I truly am
And the skies come alive with dancing flame
A crescendo of whirring sparking light
This is my finale, my discovery
And it is burned into me
Etched into every corner of my mind
I will never forget who I truly am
Scheme | ABCDEFGGHIJKLMFINOPQAQARSTUVWXYZZMW |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (26%) |
Metre | 11110010 1101 11010001 111001 0111111 11010 11001 10101001 10101011 11100111 100111 1110111 111101 01010010101 1110101010 101011101 111111010 010111101 01011011 01011110 1111110 1011110100110 101001010 10101 11111101011 110110011 11111010 00101110 101011101 0011011101 0010110101 11101010100 0111011 10110010111 11100111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,093 |
Words | 218 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 35 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 902 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 218 |
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Submitted on February 02, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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