Analysis of Lost



Yesterday felt like forever
Lost, lost, lost
Loved ones, things, words
Unexpected loss
Today feels like forevery
 So count your blessings...

And write down your dreams


Scheme AXXXAX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1011010 111 1111 0101 01111 11110 01111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 161
Words 26
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 1
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 67
Words per stanza (avg) 13
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Submitted on August 21, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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