Analysis of Alone, In Search Of You
I see the world in shades of gray,
where has the color gone
My faith erodes with each new day,
a weakness growing strong
I sense a feeling deep within,
it spreads and reaches near
And tighten my coat against the wind,
a buttress to this fear
I hear your voice, its inflection slight,
the message still reveals
And reach for you in the waning light,
under cover that conceals
No longer blue, or green, or white,
prism distant and askew
Calling once more in the cold dark night
—alone, in search of you
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 110101 11011111 010101 11010101 110101 010110101 010111 111110101 010101 011100101 1010101 11011111 1010001 101100111 010111 010010010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 542 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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