Analysis of Gone Is The Familiar
Slipping out of orbit. Everything's askew.
No level footing.
Changes must ensue.
Gone is the familiar. Strange is commonplace.
Unknown are landmarks.
Footprints leave no trace.
Circular arrival. Distance without speeds.
No start departure.
Travel antecedes.
Space allows forever. Time is now alone.
Void is direction.
Nothing can atone.
Arcs are intersecting. Spherical halos.
Galactic strangers.
Riddles no one knows.
| Scheme | AXA BXB XXB CXC DXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1011101001 11010 10101 1100101110 0111 1111 10001010011 11010 101 10101011101 11010 10101 1101010010 01010 10111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 404 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 20 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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