Analysis of A Requiem for the Lifeless



The bitter cold, seeps through the night,
As the wind howls with all its might,
A lifeless body, lay on the ground,
A victim of nature, now forever bound.

The trees sway, in a mournful tune,
As the moon watches, with a solemn gloom,
The stars twinkle, in a distant sight,
As the frozen ground, clings on tight.

The snow falls, a blanket of white,
As the darkness swallows, any sign of light,
A life once full, now nothing but still,
A victim of nature's, unyielding will.

Oh, how the elements, can be so cruel,
To take a life, so young and full of fuel,
And yet, as we mourn this loss,
Nature continues, without a pause.

For life goes on, in its endless flow,
And the cold air, will forever blow,
Reminding us, of our fragile fate,
In the hands of nature, an all-powerful mate.

The requiem plays on, a mournful sound,
For a life lost and a body now found,
The wind continues, its relentless cry,
As nature claims, its eternal prize.


Scheme AABB XXAA AACC DDXX EEFF BBXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 01011101 10111111 010101101 01011010101 01100101 1011010101 011000101 10101111 01101011 10101010111 011111011 0101100101 11010011110 11011101110 0111111 100100101 111101101 001110101 0101110101 001110111001 0100110101 1011001011 0101010101 110110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 937
Words 202
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

Talks about the destructive aspect of nature

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Written on March 28, 2023

Submitted by rohan_n on April 03, 2023

Modified on April 03, 2023

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