Analysis of A Pathetic Sight
Do I deserve it?
I am scared of the answer.
I shiver like a child,
Weak, pathetic,
Desperate.
Desperate to be worthy.
Yet I am scared that he will answer yes.
Out of distant politeness and,
Even more,
Close intimacy.
| Scheme | ABCDAEFGHE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11011 1111010 110101 1010 10 101110 1111111101 11100100 101 11000 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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