Analysis of Mortal Coil
I carry around this mortal coil,
Asking the question why?
What is life if an empty shell,
To grow up, grow weary, and die?
I look to the light of stars,
Burned out so long ago.
Their light shines ethereally,
I wonder if they know?
I question reason, heaven, and earth,
What is the point of it all?
Are we not men wanting to be birds,
To fly, to rise, and fall?
To this, this is my single reply.
I am ready, ready to die.
| Scheme | ABXB XCAC XDXD BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110011101 100101 11111101 11111001 1110111 111101 1111 110111 110101001 1101111 111110111 111101 111111001 11101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 407 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 27, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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