Analysis of Persistence of Memory
An old man sat upon the curb,
perturbed as the world brought
semi-forgotten memories,
the ones we wished were never there.
His gray hair had lost its color,
but reds, greens, and blues
have seeped through the cover
of his mind; he is haunted.
Daunted by the vividity,
he longs for sympathy,
for long-remembered memories
have left the mortuaries to come here.
A faded memory; that’s what he is,
his face has left everyone’s mind,
stolen from tangible use,
misused and broken by the world.
With many loved ones gone,
there is no one left to sing his song,
poor man, bereft and alone,
with only the memories to own him.
Scheme | ABCDEFEGBHCIJKLMNOPQ |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11110101 011011 10010100 01110101 11111110 11101 111010 1111110 10101 111100 11010100 1101111 0101001111 111111 1011001 01010101 110111 111111111 1101001 1100100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 481 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 111 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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