Analysis of Silence Speaks Volumes
Into the shade of darkness falls,
emotions of fear and sorrow;
Emptiness lingers in the void,
with no purpose for tomorrow.
Yesterday's ghosts haunt every move,
disturbing all signs of hope;
Confusion casts its cryptic spell,
as anguished hearts try to cope.
As if spun into a web of doubt,
the silence bears its weight;
Whatever prospects of the truth,
left wholly abandoned by fate.
Perhaps our souls' awakenings,
penetrate through broken glass;
And scattered remnants of their light,
gently fall within our grasp.
The barriers of thoughtful minds,
recede from outer space;
And quiet voices thus proclaim,
those words revived with faith.
Scheme | ABXB XCXC XDXD AXXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 01011101 01011010 10010001 1110101 10111001 0101111 01011101 1101111 111010111 010111 1010101 11001011 011011 101101 01010111 10101101 01001101 011101 01010101 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 645 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
inner thoughts can lead us astray if we are not carefully assessing the truth that can set us free from doubt.
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