Analysis of Melancholy
Kerri-Anne O'Neile 1986 (Moree)
Teardrops falling from me, sadness that won't stop.
Harsh, unforgiven.
The day will come when laughter is mine, for you will know, I have won.
| Scheme | ABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tercet |
| Metre | 1101110111 1010 0111110111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 142 |
| Words | 27 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Feelings of sadness
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Written on February 20, 2023
Submitted by Kerro351 on February 19, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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