Analysis of Trauma
Him leaving impacts me like a quick bullet to the brain.
He tells me I need to be happy
I take a step back
From my paralyzed body.
What do I have to live for?
I have nothing left to lose.
And I realize,
I need something,
Anything,
To live for.
| Scheme | XA XABXXCC B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (60%) Tetractys (50%) |
| Metre | 11001110110101 111111110 11011 111010 1111111 1110111 0110 1110 10 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 240 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 7, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on September 08, 2013
Modified on March 17, 2023
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