Analysis of Death
Oscar Auliq-Ice 1994 (Port Elizabeth)
Death, the eternal sleep, the final rest
The great unknown that none can best
It comes to all, both young and old
The stories it tells, are forever told
It is the end of all things great and small
A time when life fades and the curtain falls
It takes the mighty and the meek
The strong and weak, the poor and sleek
It is the end of laughter, and the end of tears
It takes away the joy, and all our fears
It comes unbidden, and often in surprise
And leaves behind, a world of sighs
Yet in its embrace, there is a certain peace
An end to all the struggles, an end to the disease
It takes away the pain, and all the sorrow
And leads us to a brighter tomorrow
For in death, there is a certain hope
A new beginning, a brand new scope
The end of one journey, and the start of another
A chance to discover, a chance to uncover
It is the final destination, the end of the road
The place where we let go of our heavy load
It is the end of the cycle, the end of the race
The place where we find our resting place
So let us not fear, the great unknown
For in death, we find a place to call our own
A place of peace, and eternal rest
A place where we can be our very best
Scheme | AABB XXCC XXDD XXEE FFGG HHII JJAA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (57%) |
Metre | 1001010101 01011111 11111101 0101110101 1101111101 0111100101 11010001 01010101 110111000111 11010101101 111010001 01010111 10101110101 1111010111001 11010101010 011101001 101110101 010100111 0111100011010 011010011010 1101001001101 011111110101 1101101001101 0111110101 111110101 101110111101 011100101 01111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,165 |
Words | 247 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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