Analysis of Distant
Kelley Davies 1983 (Dallas)
Voices in my mind
Rummaging around in the basement
Vying for control
Misusing me, abusing my mind
I'm running from the pain
The fear is overwhelming
These wicked people are out for blood
They want my life
The fallen world is a sinking ship
She wants me to come underneath with her
To the shadow realms where things make no sense
She wants me dead
I love you, mother
Please be kind, remember me mother
I will forever love you
| Scheme | A X X A X X X X X B X X B B X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
| Metre | 10011 100010010 10101 010101011 110101 011010 110101111 1111 010110101 111110110 101111111 1111 11110 111010110 1101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 461 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 15 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 23 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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