Analysis of Broken
Gone like September
from the wind
Gone like the Robin
from its wing
Gone like a child
from its laughter
Gone like the memory
of Spring
Gone like the Priest
behind his vestments
Gone like the hours
from the day
Gone like the waves
atop the ocean
Gone like the months
that lead to May
Gone are the reasons
from excuses
Gone are the moments
trapped in time
Gone is today
from tomorrow
Gone is the magic
left behind
Gone are the memories
from recollection
Gone the beginnings
from the ends
Gone every joy
from every sorrow
Gone what you broke
—but couldn’t bend
(Dreamsleep: June, 2022)
Scheme | ABCDXAXD XEEFECEF EEEXFGXB ECEEXGXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010 101 11010 111 1101 1110 110100 11 1101 0111 11010 101 1101 01010 1101 1111 11010 1010 11010 101 1101 101 11010 101 110100 1010 10010 101 11001 110010 1111 111 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 591 |
Words | 112 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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