Analysis of We lack this
As time passes
I realize the masses
Gather to enlighten the
Ignorant amongst the classes
Hoping to inspire
The Collective conscience
Alas,
We lack this
Evolution slows down
And time…
It happens
Minds go blind
Eyes cradled in blackness
Sleep comes to few
The rest, too distracted
Lacking dreams to follow
Nightmares run ramped
It always seems dark
Declares
A pale boy impacted
| Scheme | AAXA XXXX XXX BXXX XB XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (50%) Tetractys (45%) |
| Metre | 1110 110010 1010100 10001010 10101 001010 01 111 01011 01 110 111 11010 1111 011010 101110 111 1111 01 01110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 393 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 52 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
Not only this
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Written on June 11, 1982
Submitted by ThomasPfoley on June 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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