Analysis of That’s life!!

Courtnie Mckern 1976 (Council Bluffs, Iowa)



I walk this path most everyday,
To clear my head from disarray.

There’s internal chaos in my mind,
And I try to leave it all behind.

The sound of nature in my ear,
Is all I really want to hear.

Life is stressful all the time,
Can’t catch a break, watching every dime.

Gotta work overtime just to stay alive,
With rising costs it’s hard to survive.

Stress is like a parasite that’s taken hold,
Controlling my body, mind and soul.

I need a new car and a new job as well,
If the devil came calling I just might sell.

It’s hard to be happy when life’s such a mess,
So many emotions I need to address.

They say it gets easier and there’s a light up ahead,
I try to stay positive to overshadow the dread.

So I walk this path most everyday,
And pray that luck will come my way!


Scheme AA BB CC DD EE XX FF GG HH AA
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 11111101 1111101 101010011 011111101 01110011 11110111 1110101 1101101001 1011011101 110111101 1110101101 010110101 11011001111 10101101111 11111011101 1100101111 11111000101101 11111001101001 111111101 01111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 793
Words 181
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 59
Words per stanza (avg) 15

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Dealing with the everyday struggles of life!

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Written on March 15, 2024

Submitted by Courtnie.mckern on March 25, 2024

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Courtnie Mckern

Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Went to St. Albert high school. Received an associate degree from Iowa Western. Now lives in Bellevue, Ne with 2 children and a boyfriend. more…

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