Analysis of Mad Man
Theresa Streshenkoff 1983 (Pittsburgh PA)
In the locked mind of a madman
So dark so cruel so thoughtless
To the depth of the inner martian
Unfamiliar to a piece of mind
The peace of mind that comes with meaning, purpose and reason
All reason gone with the wind
Like a leaf that falls from a tree
The tree of life’s fuckery laughing at you
Smiling in your face
So come sweet calm, but not the calm before the storm
The calm of a sweet sweet kiss
The sorrow of a sad sad soul
A tortured soul of existence
Into the pain of a mind so torn
Torn between solace and defeat
| Scheme | XXABA BXXX XXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0011101 11110110 101101010 01010111 01111111010010 1101101 10111101 011111011 10011 111111010101 0110111 01010111 01011010 010110111 10110001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 529 |
| Words | 110 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
About this poem
It is a little dark but I was going through something personal when I wrote it it’s just about dealing with bad in life
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Written on July 04, 2022
Submitted on July 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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