Analysis of Sea War



Just when It’s time to let my hair down
Without a warning, it hits me like a wave
That's when everything ushers in, sinking down
Drowning in my thoughts
Trying to resurface
But I’m pulled down yet again
After thousands of times,
Of telling myself “It’s not your fault,”
It took one hit from a gale
For all hell to come raining down

I lay there trying to
Steady the sea in my head
To tame the sea monsters
I’ve kept tamed for months
Desperate to breathe,
I fight the monsters
Gasping for air,
Till I’ve passed out
Now sea war is over till,
Next time.


Scheme AXAXXXXXXA XXBXXBXXXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 111111111 01010111101 1110100101 10011 101010 1111101 101011 11011111 1111101 11111101 111101 1001011 110110 11111 1011 11010 1011 1111 1111101 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 548
Words 107
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 214
Words per stanza (avg) 53
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Written on June 23, 2021

Submitted by Alex_aa on June 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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