Analysis of When the Last Petal Falls



I've seen better days
When life was grand
And I  didn't see in a haze                                   
 When the hour Glass didn't go so fast with the grains of sand

I had so much joy
And could conquer the world
That  was the days oh boy
And my life wasn't in turmoil

Back then I did everything I could
I was young and more beautiful
Life was good
And I alwys had things plentiful

When I was younger
And more wise
I was stronger
And could think more clearer in my mind

I spent my days
Showing off my beauty
And I made
People want to see me

When I was a babe
I was a young bud
And spent my days
Longing for fun

But now I am  a Wilted rose
I have done so m many things in my life
And it shows
And now it's time to say good bye

So as I say good bye to all
I want to also say I love you all
And may I see you in the next life
When the last petal falls


Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE FXFX AGXG XXAX HIHX JJIX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (38%)
Metre 11101 1111 01101001 101011011110111 11111 011001 110111 0111001 11111011 11101100 111 01111100 11110 011 1110 011110011 1111 101110 011 101111 11101 11011 0111 1011 11110101 11111101011 011 01111111 11111111 1111011111 011110011 101101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 859
Words 192
Sentences 1
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Everyone goes through different stages in this life and I compared it to the rose.

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Written on July 08, 2023

Submitted by stacy.dran on July 12, 2023

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Stacy Dran

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