Analysis of Rotting Abyss
Rotting Abyss
Sinking in a mist of my own rotting abyss
Tortured by thoughts of an existence missed
As I dream of a time ever-present of a lost past.
To merriment of my loves hope that did not last.
Under an unquenchable heart, I have been deceived.
Her reasons were never specified when she did leave.
She negated all my words with a goodbye kiss.
Cynically she told me I would never be missed.
Someday from the mist of the rotting abyss
I shall meet a loving woman wanting my kiss.
Her lips will be as sweet as a cherry from the tree.
She shall share my life and only want to be with me.
| Scheme | AABCC XXAB AADD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001 100011111001 1011110101 11110110101011 1111111111 1011111101 010010101111 11001111011 1000111111011 1101101001 111010101011 0111111010101 1111101011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 577 |
| Words | 115 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on July 05, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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