Analysis of Lament
An example I do not wish to be
Your mind closed, unknowingly
Sadly, I close my eyes and breathe
A precedent so new to me
Third eye opens and now I see
Used your breath to cut me deep
You're unfamiliar with how well I read
I dream a dream, watch both eyes bleed
Sit and breathe indeed
Long ago learned to take heed
Appearances do not make you or me
I take a breath in company
Like water over boluder's sea
I watch myself crash over me
How much wind will I use to seethe?
I know you've felt the same, you lead
A cold love is all you have for me
Inhaling hate til play completes
A teacher I can't wait to meet
Ready to end and cut scene
You knocked the breath right out of me
| Scheme | AAB AAX CDD DAA AAB CAX XXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010111111 1110100 10111101 01001111 11100111 1111111 101011111 11011111 10101 1011111 0100111111 11010100 1101011 1111101 11111111 11110111 011111111 01011101 01011111 1011011 11011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 679 |
| Words | 147 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Death of a perception you've had about another. A catalyst.
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