Analysis of Tepid Neglect
Bryan K Shaw 1979 (Earth)
Abandon regret for languish
So tainted by the decay of elation.
Become erased by tepid neglect
And grieve the lack of filth in passion.
Triumph in ruin; pale and real.
So broken by the collapse of this facade.
Naive laughter creates mockery,
And the heart of it all becomes flawed.
| Scheme | XAXA XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 01001110 11010011010 010111001 010111010 10010101 11010011101 11001100 001111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 286 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Just how I felt when I wrote it over 20 years ago...
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Written on December 31, 1997
Submitted by tepidneglect on October 10, 2021
Modified by tepidneglect on September 11, 2022
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