Analysis of Nothingness



I see in all eyes and hear in all cries
The terror and horror of today

A dreadful sense of sheer disbelief

This is surreal, this whole ordeal
And utterly appalling

I see on all faces, and hear in all places
The terror and horror of tomorrow

A dreadful sense of sheer panic

This is surreal, this whole ordeal
And utterly appalling

I see in each pair of horrified eyes
The meaning of being scared

A dreadful sense of sheer helplessness

This is surreal, this whole ordeal
And utterly appalling

I hear in each scream, each terrified cry
The truth behind the lies

A dreadful sense of nothingness

This is surreal, this whole ordeal
And utterly appalling


Scheme ax x BC xx x BC ax d BC xa d BC
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Metre 1101101011 010010101 01011101 11011101 0100010 111110010110 010010101 01011110 11011101 0100010 110111101 0101101 010111100 11011101 0100010 110111101 010101 01011100 11011101 0100010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 628
Words 117
Sentences 1
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 44
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 11, 2023

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