Analysis of Mental Citation
Scott Felgner 1979 (Ridgewood, New Jersey)
I loved the crowds that were thicker than water
I loved the smiles of my Guardian Angel’s Angel
I loved my own smile and my own innocence
I worked to give, so I could have your company in return
I’m drowning in my own existence
Reflecting to find out I have nothing
Everything I have now is out of pity or obligation
Mental Citation to those with the reaching hands
I have nothing left to give
Nothing left to return to you
My soul is tired, cold and black
Who will be the next to walk away?
| Scheme | XXAX AXXXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011010110 1101111001010 11111011100 111111111100001 110011010 0101111110 10111111101010 100101110101 1110111 10110111 11110101 111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 490 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 195 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
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