Analysis of Death
As I sit here thinking of my death
I look back and there is nothing left
no one to hold, nothing
I thought that there could be, I thought there was something
as I draw the knife through my flesh and veins
I know I'm supposed to feel, I don't even feel pain
the blood pours out of me drop by drop
I want it to go forever, never to stop
I lie back as I start to faint
I look at my blood as it stains and taints
such glorious red I do see
not for long though, they're coming for me
as my light begins to fade
I am proud of the decision I have made
so as I take my last breath of misery and hate
I look forward to my unknown fate
| Scheme | ABCCDEFFGHIIJJKK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110111 111011101 111110 111111111110 1110111101 1110111111011 011111111 111110101011 11111111 1111111101 11001111 111111011 1110111 11110010111 1111111110001 111011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 610 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 482 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 136 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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