Analysis of Expiration Date
I, have an expiration date
It's not always the same
But it always happens
If they mean anything to me...
They leave
I'm always quickly replaced
Forgotten and disregarded
Just like garbage
Tossed away because it has no value
The moment I start to "feel"
I hear the clock start ticking
Banging away in my brain
Tearing through me like a raging bull
My heart breaks every time
Yet I never learn
Never stop hoping
This one will stay
I, have an expiration date
I'm merely a filler of time
While they search and find
Someone worthy, of value and significance
I have an expiration date!
Scheme | Axxxx xxxx xbxx cxbx Acxx A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 11101 11110 1111011 11 11101 0100010 1110 1010111110 0101111 1101110 1001011 101110101 1111001 11101 10110 1111 1110101 11001011 11101 11011000100 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 582 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Written on September 30, 2021
Submitted by LuvAw8sU on September 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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