Analysis of My Existence
Tommy L. Maddox 1972 (North Carolina)
Oh soft light,
that feels so right.
Bring me your love,
on this summer, rainy night.
Your fire burns away,
the cold, lonely darkness.
That I call home,
and your kiss warms my very soul.
I yearn for your touch,
but only find air.
You are never here,
and always there.
For you are in my heart,
and in my memories.
I am you and you are me.
My love,
my life,
My reason for existing.
| Scheme | AABA XXXX XCXC XXX BXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1111 1111 1110101 110101 011010 1111 01111101 11111 11011 11101 011 111011 001100 1110111 11 11 1101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 382 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Written on April 22, 2023
Submitted by tmaddox3 on April 22, 2023
Modified on April 28, 2023
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