Analysis of The Search
Step by step, she climbs,
braving time and steep cliffs
as her love almost lifts her,
ensuring she would reach her goal.
Dirt and coal from the fire
add to the tired look in her face,
but, still, that place was the destination,
divination had told her so.
She could only know the top was near,
here hope was all she had
but, for now, sadness had no home;
it was left to roam on the mountainside.
Outside, the sun broke the clouds,
and loud, inside, her heart was screaming,
for all her dreaming was to come true,
and love would ensue for her.
Then, it occurred that in those last minutes
the sun was shut out and rain poured,
the roar of the excitement faded
and bade much of hope goodbye.
The crying of the sky hindered progress,
but through transgressions and mistakes
doubt was forsaken and a tiny glow shone
as she atoned to reach the peak.
Yet, the man she was seeking was not there,
the spirit left bare the world,
and the girl, told by the sun,
knew her waiting had only just begun.
Scheme | ABCDCEFGHIJKLMNCOPQRSTUVWXFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 101011 101110 01011101 1011010 110101001 111110010 0101101 111010111 111111 11110111 111111010 1101101 010101110 110101111 0110110 1101101110 01111011 011001010 011111 010101101 11010001 11010001011 1111101 1011110111 0101101 0011101 1010110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 962 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 770 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 188 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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