Analysis of Depression



Depression is like a sky full of dark clouds
Depression is dark and scary
Depression is like a thunderstorm
Depression is as blue as the sky
Being depressed is as lonely as a deserted island


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tanka  (20%)
Cinquain  (20%)
Metre 01011011111 01011010 01011010 010111101 100111101001010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 186
Words 35
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted on January 03, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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