Analysis of Behind Bars
Sited in one corner of the room,
My back against the wall;
Freedom - a wonder to me,
The outside world - a fantasy.
A little hope of freedom,
I smell failure in it;
Reality - a misery.
Melodious sounds - my comfort,
Silence - my torment.
| Scheme | XXAA XXAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100110101 110101 1001011 01110100 0101110 111001 100100 01001110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 238 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Mental slavery
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