Analysis of Darkness
darkness surrounds you
like thick smoke
taking the air and light
you try to find the way out
only to find yourself lost
the darkness is lonely and cold
few find the deepest depths
fewer find the light the long for
like puppets in the night
we search for the path with no avail
darkness consumes you
breeds bitterness and fear
eats at you until you are numb
until will power is no more
you pray for the light
hope it will lead the way
instead it runs from you
leaving you vulnerable
for whatever may come
it subdues you weighs you down
you plead and beg for help
no one helps they only watch
watch you fail and suffer
in the eternal pit of darkness
Scheme | AXBXX XXCBX AXDC BXAXD XXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10011 111 100101 1111011 1011011 01011001 110101 10101011 110001 111011101 10011 110001 11101111 01110111 11101 111101 011111 1011000 11011 111111 110111 1111101 111010 000101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 632 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 4, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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