Analysis of The Horde’s Prayer
Forgive me, Father,
for what I have done -
and what I have failed to do.
Forgive me, Mother,
for trying to run -
so far and fast away from you.
Forgive me, Brother,
for carelessness accrued -
I never truly showed you love.
Forgive me, Sister,
for being so cruel -
with words of anger, that twist and shove.
Forgive me, children,
for walking away -
without thought of the reckless remnant void.
Forgive me, forgive me,
for losing faith
in self and in health -
a once bright boy,
turned to
a dark,
damp
schizoid.
Scheme | ABC ABC AXD AXD BXX XXXXCXXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110 11111 0111111 01110 11011 11010111 01110 110001 11010111 01110 110110 111101101 01110 11001 0111010101 011011 1101 01001 0111 11 01 1 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 521 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 8 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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