Analysis of Fathering Tears
The semen of tomorrow’s rage
burning undelivered
waiting for perdition's womb
vengeance baptized—christened tears
The seed that carries darkness on
planted in the shadows
hiding what we most despise
hatred pregnant—birthing fear
(Dreamsleep: June, 2023)
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101011 10010 10111 1001101 01110101 10001 1011101 1010101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 263 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 17, 2023
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on June 18, 2023
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