Analysis of What Is Left
Why do you deny my love,
acting like a soul possessed?
And why resurrect old pains,
time had long ago repressed?
You can't relate to pity,
for bullies despise the weak.
And it feels good exploiting
those who turn the other cheek.
I see someone that's afraid,
using drugs to numb the pain.
A loser in the game of life,
treating winners with disdain.
Shame has no meaning in hell,
for all that you do feels right.
Yet deep inside what is left,
when part of you dies each night?
You stand ready to attack,
striking out day after day.
And uttering threats of death,
you push those that care away.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XEXE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1110111 1010101 010111 1110101 1101110 1100101 011110 1110101 111101 1011101 01000111 1010101 1111001 1111111 1101111 1111111 1110101 1011101 0100111 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 573 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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