Analysis of Suspended Animation
An empty gut wrenching hole
a life of discipline but out of control
whirlwind butterfly's stomach ache
just another careless trivial mid-day mistake
frazzled nerves beads of sweat
dreams of tension and indivisibly upset
insecurity system red light warning
another snooze button pessimistic morning
tired non-rested movement sleep
half awareness time-traveling leap
late for work shoestring broke
coffee on the road and another smoke
half the population nasty and mean
the rest of us fall somewhere in-between
responses carefully calculated tones
cliché of remarks nobody really owns
another sunset and elder time of day
daylight passing but feeling okay
slipping into earth shadow night
anxiety about sleep as I turn out the light
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1101101 01110011101 110101 1010101001101 101111 11100101 0100101110 01011001010 10110101 101011001 11111 1010100101 100101001 011111001 0101001001 11011101 0101010111 1101101 1001111 0100011111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 732 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 612 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 113 |
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