Analysis of Sarchophagus
Burning Red Eyes
Rib-cage Demoralized
Endless sins
Has no beginning
Externally glowing
Internally dimming
Suffering from depression
Overcome by demons
Fighting against oppression
While screaming for freedom
Reckless during fasting
Absent during praying
The Qur'an's gathering
Evidence
Against me
The Devil is swaying
In the world
Outside the Masjid
Can't stop hustling
Too broke to live
Wanna sleep
Afraid to go bed
Prepared to see the grave
Ain't ready fo' dead
| Scheme | XA XB BB CX CX BB BXXB XA BX XD XD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011 11010 101 11010 010010 010010 1001010 10110 1001010 110110 101010 101010 01100 100 011 010110 001 1101 11100 1111 101 01111 011101 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 455 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 35 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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Submitted on June 01, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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