Analysis of Turn the Knife
The knife plunges into my heart
cold spreading out
with a twist of the knife
the emptiness builds
my heart stops
my breath catches
another turn of the knife
and a part of me dies
the darkness pulls at me
one more turn of the knife
the light fades
my sacrifice complete
one last turn of the knife
my soul grows cold
sacrificed on the alter of another
| Scheme | ABCDEFCGHCIJCKL |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
| Metre | 01100111 1101 101101 01001 111 1110 0101101 001111 010111 111101 011 11001 111101 1111 1010101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 337 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 282 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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