Analysis of The Lights Of The O.R.
Dodging a bullet,
the PET Scan loomed large…
results both good and bad
“Nothing today
to worry about,”
but tomorrow left unclad
The moment secure,
the future unsure…
prognosis under siege
The lights of the O.R.
calling his name
—with hope the last reprieve
(University Of Pennsylvania: September, 2020)
| Scheme | AXX XXA BBX XXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10010 01111 011101 1001 11001 10111 01001 01001 010101 01101 1011 110101 01001010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 301 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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