Analysis of under the bridge
I walk alone under the bridge.
No one truly knows what lies underneath.
Be it forgotten or forever unknown
Some believe it to be evil,
An old force, possessing power beyond belief
I walk alone under the bridge.
For it is not the sounds that affect me
The howls of those submerged with grief
Be it forgotten or forever unknown
And it is not the images
As intemperate and violent as they be
I walk alone under the bridge.
Nor is it the shadows
Haunting my every step, offering no relief
Be it forgotten or forever unknown
After all, there is nothing lurking in the corners or crevices
Nothing painted on the walls
I walk alone under the bridge.
Be I forgotten or forever unknown
Scheme | AxB xcA dcB xdA xcB xxAb |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011001 111011101 11010101001 10111110 111010100101 11011001 1111011011 01110111 11010101001 01110100 101000100111 11011001 11101 1011001100101 11010101001 10111101000101100 1010101 11011001 11010101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 683 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Written on December 17, 2023
Submitted by bobbyjoe.fattycatty on December 17, 2023
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