Analysis of Empty yet full
I'm constantly empty
Yet always full
It's hard to think
I see the shadows when I blink.
Nor happy, nor sad
Am I going mad?
Am I crazy?
Thinking so many thoughts-
I can't begin to connect the dots
Scheme | AXBB CCAXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010 111 1111 1101111 11011 11101 1110 101101 110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 196 |
Words | 43 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
The poem is a way to express how my thought process has been working as of lately, and my struggle.
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Written on May 31, 2022
Submitted by Mercershardelle on May 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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