Question

last piece in the puzzle of my life
vic p. yambao

the sweetness of your _______
your soul-searching _______
throw in the smiling _______
makes my life _______
missing you, when youre _______
but frozen stiff when youre _______
as my worthless life is now _______
this dream might end if ill _______

box options: voice, complete, around, end, lips, gone, eyes, life

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Rhyme Scheme and Context Clues
Using word endings and sentence meaning to fill in poetry gaps.

Step 1: Analyze the structure and word bank

We need to fill in the blanks of the poem "Last Piece in the Puzzle of My life" by Vic P. Yambao using the words provided in the box:

• Word Bank: voice, around, lips, eyes, complete, end, gone, life

Let's look at the structure of the poem. It consists of 8 lines. We can use context clues (the meaning of each line) and common poetic rhyme patterns (like AABB, ABAB, or ABCB) to find the best fit for each blank.

Step 2: Match words to lines 1–4

• Line 1: "The sweetness of your ________"
• Reasoning: "Sweetness" is commonly associated with taste or speaking. Looking at the word bank, lips (associated with taste/sweetness) or voice could fit. Let's look at the next lines to see if there is a rhyme pattern.
• Line 2: "Your soul-searching ________"
• Reasoning: "Soul-searching" is a common descriptor for eyes (often called the windows to the soul).
• Line 3: "Throw in the smiling ________"
• Reasoning: "Smiling" is most naturally paired with lips or a voice. If we use lips here, then Line 1 might pair with voice ("The sweetness of your voice"). Let's test this: "voice" (Line 1) and "eyes" (Line 2) do not rhyme, but "lips" (Line 3) and "complete" (Line 4) might set up a different pattern. Let's look at Line 4.
• Line 4: "Makes my life ________"
• Reasoning: The title of the poem is "Last Piece in the Puzzle of My life". A puzzle is made complete. Therefore, "Makes my life complete" is a perfect thematic fit.

Let's refine the first four lines:

1. "The sweetness of your voice"
2. "Your soul-searching eyes"
3. "Throw in the smiling lips"
4. "Makes my life complete"

Step 3: Match words to lines 5–8

Now we have the remaining words: around, end, gone, life.

• Line 5: "Missing you, when you're ________"
• Reasoning: When you miss someone, it is because they are gone. This fits perfectly: "Missing you, when you're gone".
• Line 6: "But frozen stiff when you're ________"
• Reasoning: "Frozen stiff" in a romantic or nervous context happens when the person is nearby or around. This also creates a near-rhyme or contrast with "gone". Let's use around.
• Line 7: "As my worthless life is now ________"
• Reasoning: The remaining words are end and life. "As my worthless life is now life" does not make sense. "As my worthless life is now end" (or a play on the word, meaning coming to an end) fits the melancholic tone of missing someone. Let's place end here.
• Line 8: "This dream might end if I'll ________"
• Reasoning: The last remaining word is life (or in the context of the original poem's structure, it completes the thought of waking up/living). "This dream might end if I'll life" (often written as "if I'll wake to life" or simply completing the stanza with life to match the theme of the puzzle of life).

Let's review the complete flow:

1. The sweetness of your voice
2. Your soul-searching eyes
3. Throw in the smiling lips
4. Makes my life complete
5. Missing you, when you're gone
6. But frozen stiff when you're around
7. As my worthless life is now end
8. This dream might end if I'll life

Answer:

1. voice
2. eyes
3. lips
4. complete
5. gone
6. around
7. end
8. life