Analysis of Kodokushi

María Elena Gordon 1967 (El Paso, Texas)



Dying Alone Ill
During a cruel Pandemic
Dying without Air


Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 10011 10010010 10011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 73
Words 15
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 10

About this poem

Kodokushi is a poem of dying alone dedicated to the millions of people who died alone during this Global Pandemic.

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Written on April 05, 2022

Submitted by Poetsonglyricist on April 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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María Elena Gordon

I am a Marquis Whos Who Poet from the Southwestern part of the United States. I am also a Song Lyricist with nine songs co produced Nationwide. more…

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