Analysis of Self pity
Deep within
the shadows
of yourself pity
what lies
do you tell
to yourself
when you sense them
crossing your border
those wounded
battle weary
thoughts
that still continue
to represent
what is left
of your common sense
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHICJKLMN |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (67%) |
| Metre | 101 01 10110 11 111 101 1111 10110 110 1010 1 11010 101 111 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 218 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on December 06, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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