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Dying Computer

Isaac Merlin

Elegy
I type poems on my computer
Suddenly my screen starts to blur
A window pops up and I see:
It says it’s low on battery

Oh no, I don't have much time
I hope I can still finish this rhyme
I hope the battery doesn’t deplete
I hope I can still complete-
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Submitted by s29472552 on June 03, 2021

Modified on April 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 246
Words 52
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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