Analysis of Going Out
Close the door behind you when you leave
and turn the key.
I shall stay here
in the dark
for a while.
Or maybe a little longer.
I'll put my thoughts
in a small wooden box by the fire
and watch the flames
as they curl over
the three bars.
When you come back
I will be waiting.
Nothing will have changed
except for the small pile of ash
in the chair by the window
where you left me.
Scheme | ABCDEFGFHFIJKLMNB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011111 0101 1111 001 101 11001010 1111 0011011010 0101 11110 011 1111 11110 10111 01101111 0011010 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 364 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 295 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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