Analysis of Locked Out
A lonely man doth sit
Although, no need to fret
Patiently he does wait
His emptiness so to satiate
Staring blankly at the sky
An airplane passes by
Back and forth the people go
No caring they do show
Cool breeze tickles the skin
Quelling the sadness within
The second hand goes round and round
Intently watching, I make not a sound
Pondering the futility of life
Fraught with stress and strife
A salty tear trickles down
Indifference continues to confound
In the distance a famaliar face
Maudlin mood they replace
Smiling toothless grin
Another journey soon to begin
Scheme | ABCADDEEFFGGHHIGJJFF |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 010111 11111 100111 1100111 1010101 11101 1010101 110111 111001 1001001 01011101 0101011101 1000010011 11101 0101101 0100010101 0010011 10111 10101 010101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 547 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 466 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 99 |
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Submitted on July 12, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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