Analysis of Running From The Dark
Has your life
become an anthem
to those things
that you’ve fled
Did denial
and avoidance
leave you once
in good stead
Can you swear
to the heavens
you had
no other choice
Cowardice
and trepidation
the breath
—in your voice
(The New Room: November, 2023)
| Scheme | XXXAXBBAXXXCXXXC X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 01110 111 111 1010 0010 111 011 111 1010 11 1101 100 0010 01 011 011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 258 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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