Analysis of Self Sacrifice
How can I offer you
what you need
if what you need
isn't from me?
I am helpless
failing
falling
and you watch
observing
silent
motionless
as I slit my wrist.
Pain
it is unbearable
but I carry on
wanting
hoping
wishing
because
I
love
you.
| Scheme | ABBX CDDXDXCX XXXDDDXXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 111 1111 1011 1110 10 10 011 010 10 100 11111 1 110100 11101 10 10 10 01 1 1 1 |
| Characters | 216 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 10 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 9 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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