Analysis of Sympathy
Loss is intrusive
Deafening in its presence,
Intractable in its longevity,
Intimidatory in its fearfulness.
Boldly it gives rise to emptiness,
Serving no master!
Wishes scattered abroad for encompassing
memories long gone,
Experiences indelibly imprinted!
Kindnesses, love, lifetimes gone;
Dreams, notions, passions unfurled;
Missions, relationships, friendship alone
Reveal viscid qualities to a persona hurled.
c. by Lena Smith Carter, Poetic Universalisms I, 2006.
Scheme | XAXA XXXBX BCXC X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010 1000110 0100010100 1011 101111100 10110 10100110100 10011 010000100010 1111 1101001 100101001 011100100101 111011001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 454 |
Words | 63 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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