Analysis of Loneliness



I am out-of-their way
But here I am companionless
They know I couldn't stay
But here I am friendless
I was forced to leave
But here I am isolated
I call are they deaf?
But here I am estranged
And they have forgotten.


Scheme ABABCDEFG
Poetic Form Nonet (44%)
Metre 111111 11111 111101 11111 11111 1111100 11111 111101 011010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 208
Words 43
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 169
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander

I was born in Germany in 1960. I lived in Germany, Finland, and California and have visited many European countries. I currently live in Germany, but I would like to return to the US. I started writing poems in California inspired by the beautiful nature. I have a master degree in forestry and North American Studies. I write scientific books about nature and environmental history, but also short stories and poems. more…

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