Analysis of A Legacy Was Planted
Mentally on the road
while spiritually at home
My mind got to wander
while my soul was at peace
Mentally on the road
while spiritually at home
My thoughts got to ponder
what only distance could release
Mentally on the road
while spiritually at home
My roots ran deeper
as my connection fastened
Mentally on the road
while spiritually at home
My legacy was planted
—under all that had happened
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2015)
| Scheme | AB cd AB cd AB ce AB xe c |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100101 11000011 111110 111111 100101 11000011 111110 11010101 100101 11000011 11110 1101010 100101 11000011 1100110 1011110 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 435 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 39 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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