Analysis of The Immortal
Lisa Campbell 1966 (Ohio)
I wallow in the muddy bog of despair
I weep beneath the willow
My thoughts twisting like a river that bends over itself
Again and again
The sky turns gray
The heavens unleash the dogs of hell
I am soaked to the bone
And deep in the throes
I walk the path of trail blazers past
And climb a mountain to the top where the trees won’t grow
Standing on a rocky ledge
Looking at the creator’s creation
I am humbled
With my hands balled into fists
Wrapped in self-pity, loathing and fear
I pummel the horizon
And give a primordial scream
Its echo bouncing into eternity
And tearing a hole through my warried heart
Emotionally spent, I gasp for air
It is pure, not polluted by the polluter
The taste is like nothing and everything
In the presence of angels, touched by the immortal
I, a mere mortal am reborn
Scheme | ABXX XXXX XBXCX XXCXXX AXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11000101101 110101 11101010111001 01001 0111 010010111 111101 01001 110111101 0101010110111 1010101 1010010010 1110 1111011 101101001 1100010 01001001 11010010100 010011111 010011111 111101010010 011110010 0010110110010 10110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 810 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 6, 5 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
This poem is about life, when you are feeling defeated and then you are restored.
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Written on March 22, 2022
Submitted by lisacampbell29 on March 22, 2022
Modified by lisacampbell29 on May 23, 2022
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