Analysis of A Dying Man's Lament
There is nothing here but shallow breath
Which soon shall cease its aching rhythm.
The mortal vices we had pursued
Now haunt the eaves in crowns of loss
No young man could perceive the cost
Until the light of life withdrew.
The light which cast the endless shadows
Over all my journey's ends
Now gone are all my wholesome friends
And here, I, in the darkness wallow.
Come and free me from this prison,
Grant me now eternal rest.
| Scheme | XX XXXX XAAX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111011101 111111010 010101101 11010111 11110101 01011101 01110101 101111 11111101 011001010 10111110 1110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 440 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Written on January 14, 2022
Submitted on January 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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